Inherited from Latin tenentem, present active participle of teneō (“to hold”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tiˈnen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [tiˈnent]

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tinent m or f (masculine and feminine plural tinents)

1. owning
2. resistant

tinent m (plural tinents, feminine tinenta, feminine plural tinentes)

1. owner, tenant, landlord
2. holder
3. lieutenant

• tenir

• “tinent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007