tenência
Portuguese
editEtymology
editCognate with Spanish tenencia.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: te‧nên‧ci‧a
Noun
edittenência f (plural tenências)
- (military) the post of a lieutenant or similar
- (military) the house where a lieutenant stays
- the act of having; possession; ownership
- (Brazil) caution, prudence
- (Brazil) custom, habit, way