se-tenant
or se ten·ant
[ suh-ten-uh nt, set-n-ahn, suh-tuh-nahn ]
/ səˈtɛn ənt, ˌsɛt nˈɑ̃, sə təˈnɑ̃ /
noun Philately.
a group of stamps that differ in color, value, or design but are printed together on the same sheet and are collected without separating the stamps.
Origin of se-tenant
1910–15; < French: literally, standing, remaining, holding together, equivalent to
se 3rd singular reflexive pronoun +
tenant present participle of
tenir to hold (see
tenant)
Words nearby se-tenant
sdsl,
se,
se defendendo,
se tenant,
se-,
se-tenant,
sea,
sea anchor,
sea anemone,
sea aster,
sea bag
British Dictionary definitions for se tenant
se tenant
/ French (sə tənɑ̃) /
adjective
denoting two postage stamps of different face values and sometimes of different designs in an unseparated pair
noun
such a pair of stamps
Word Origin for se tenant
literally: holding together