† retenantn.

Forms: Middle English retenaunt, Middle English retenet (transmission error).

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymons: French retenant, retenir.

Etymology: Apparently < Anglo-Norman and Middle French retenant, present participle of retenir retain n. Compare retenance n. and discussion at that entry.Corresponding use of the present participle as noun in this sense is apparently not found in Anglo-Norman or Middle French. Compare Old French retenant muscle that retains (13th cent.).

Obsolete.

= retainer n.² 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > retainer or follower > [noun]

followereOE

youngereOE

retenantc1390

suitora1398

waitera1500

retainer1508

pursuivant1513

villein1534

consequent1550

backmanc1560

janissary1565

jackman1566

hensure1568

belonger1577

lackey1588

sequent1598

pedissequant1607

henchman1754

gesith1861

ministerialis1888

c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. ii. 35 (MED) Alle þis Riche Retenauntes þat Regneden with Fals Weoren bede to þe Bruyt-ale on Bo two þe sydes.

c1400 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 478 (MED) Let al þo worlde deme wisely by þer open dedis, and tirauntry on retenauntis, ande sittynge in parlement above grete lordis.

a1450 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Lamb.) (1887) i. 15985 (MED) He gadered alle his retenauntz [?a1400 Petyt retenance], Knyghtes, squiers, & seriauntz.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

retenantv.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈtɛnənt/, U.S.

/riˈtɛnənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, tenant v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + tenant v.

transitive. To provide with a new tenant or tenants.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > [verb (transitive)] > furnish with inhabitants again

repeople1481

refurnish1531

repopulate1588

retenant1800

1800 N. Salmon Sheridan’s Pronouncing & Spelling Dict. 522/1 Re, is an inseparable prep. which in the following enumeration of words omitted in this dictionary is equal to again or anew placed after a word which is not a noun... Retake, retell, retenant, [etc.].

1802 W. F. Mavor Univ. Hist. I. 6 By these [sc. the animals in the ark] the new world was afterwards re-tenanted.

1894 S. Baring-Gould Deserts S. France I. 169 Grottoes..have been retenanted.

1928 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 19 Feb. 3/4 (advt.) If you have any vacant properties do not let them stand idle until next May, but re-tenant them now by calling Badger Rental Bureau.

1990 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Jan. We might risk re-tenanting the chicken house.

2004 R. Britnell Brit. & Ireland 1050–1530 xxiv. 496 Much of the land was re-tenanted during the 1350s.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retenant
释义	† retenantn. Forms: Middle English retenaunt, Middle English retenet (transmission error). Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymons: French retenant, retenir. Etymology: Apparently < Anglo-Norman and Middle French retenant, present participle of retenir retain n. Compare retenance n. and discussion at that entry.Corresponding use of the present participle as noun in this sense is apparently not found in Anglo-Norman or Middle French. Compare Old French retenant muscle that retains (13th cent.). Obsolete. = retainer n.² 1a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > retainer or follower > [noun] followereOE youngereOE retenantc1390 suitora1398 waitera1500 retainer1508 pursuivant1513 villein1534 consequent1550 backmanc1560 janissary1565 jackman1566 hensure1568 belonger1577 lackey1588 sequent1598 pedissequant1607 henchman1754 gesith1861 ministerialis1888 c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. ii. 35 (MED) Alle þis Riche Retenauntes þat Regneden with Fals Weoren bede to þe Bruyt-ale on Bo two þe sydes. c1400 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 478 (MED) Let al þo worlde deme wisely by þer open dedis, and tirauntry on retenauntis, ande sittynge in parlement above grete lordis. a1450 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Lamb.) (1887) i. 15985 (MED) He gadered alle his retenauntz [?a1400 Petyt retenance], Knyghtes, squiers, & seriauntz. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). retenantv. Brit. /ˌriːˈtɛnənt/, U.S. /riˈtɛnənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, tenant v. Etymology: < re- prefix + tenant v. transitive. To provide with a new tenant or tenants. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > [verb (transitive)] > furnish with inhabitants again repeople1481 refurnish1531 repopulate1588 retenant1800 1800 N. Salmon Sheridan’s Pronouncing & Spelling Dict. 522/1 Re, is an inseparable prep. which in the following enumeration of words omitted in this dictionary is equal to again or anew placed after a word which is not a noun... Retake, retell, retenant, [etc.]. 1802 W. F. Mavor Univ. Hist. I. 6 By these [sc. the animals in the ark] the new world was afterwards re-tenanted. 1894 S. Baring-Gould Deserts S. France I. 169 Grottoes..have been retenanted. 1928 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 19 Feb. 3/4 (advt.) If you have any vacant properties do not let them stand idle until next May, but re-tenant them now by calling Badger Rental Bureau. 1990 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Jan. We might risk re-tenanting the chicken house. 2004 R. Britnell Brit. & Ireland 1050–1530 xxiv. 496 Much of the land was re-tenanted during the 1350s. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390v.1800
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