tənu̅e̅ noun
( plural tenues “)
Etymology: French, from feminine of tenu, past participle of tenir to hold, from Old French — more at tenable
1. : bearing , carriage , deportment
the sacrifices made in the sacred name of tenue … the smiles amiably exchanged in public between mortal enemies — Victoria Sackville-West
2. : mode of dress
the long black coat with the lavender trousers and mauve vest that must have been his tenue when he married his first wife — Young's Magazine