tenson
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tenson
1830–40; < French; Old French tençon < Provençal tensoun, tenso contest, dispute < Latin tēnsiōn- (stem of tēnsiō ); see tension
Example Sentences
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Among the Troubadours, this species of musical dialogue took the form of the tenson, or contention.
From Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson
The tenson may be carried on by two.
From Gryll Grange by Thomas Love Peacock
A new career was opened to those who dared the combat—not of arms, but of verse; and the name of tenson, which was given to these dramatic skirmishes, in fact signified a contest.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Edward Berdoe
The tenson or debate is in dialogue form, and when there are more than two disputants is called torneijamens.
From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury
Disputes before these courts usually took the form of the tenson, or contention, already described.
From Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson
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