se tenant

se te·nant

adj
\sə-ˈte-nənt, sē-; ˌse-tə-ˈnäⁿ\

Definition of SE TENANT

of postage stamps

: joined together as in the original sheet but differing in design, overprint, color, or perforation

Origin of SE TENANT

French, literally, holding one another

First Known Use: circa 1911

Rhymes with SE TENANT

accouchement, aide-de-camp, au courant, battement, bien-pensant, ci-devant, contretemps, debridement, denouement, en passant, fainéant, insouciant, Maupassant, Orléans, Perpignan, rapprochement, revenant, soi-disant, vol-au-vent