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French
Pronunciation
Verb
tient
- third-person singular present indicative of tenir
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Old French
Verb
tient
- third-person singular present indicative of tenir
c. 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland, lines 7–9:Li reis Marsilie la tient, ki Deu nen aimet; / Mahumet sert e Apollin recleimet: / Nes poet guarder que mals ne l'i ateignet.- The king Marsile rules it, who doesn't love God; he worships Mohammed and prays to Apollin: he cannot prevent the evil from reaching him.