tenza

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

13th century (teença). From Latin tenentia (“holding, having”). Doublet of tenencia.

Compare Spanish tenencia and English tenancy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtenθa̝̝/, (western) /ˈtensa̝̝/

Noun[edit]

tenza f (plural tenzas)

  1. tenure
  2. (dated) usufruct
  3. tenancy
  4. holding
  5. a, usually long and narrow, forest or farm plot on communal ground
  6. firmness; equilibrium

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “teença” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “teença” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “tenza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “tenza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “tenza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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