'Tenace' definitions:
Definition of 'Tenace'
From: GCIDE
- Tenace \Ten"ace\ (t[e^]n"[asl]s), n. [F. tenace tenacious, demeurer tenace to hold the best and third best cards and take both tricks, the adversary having to lead. See Tenacious.] (Whist) The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, the combination of best with third best card of a suit in any hand. [1913 Webster]