tenue

noun

te·​nue

tənᵫ̅

plural tenues " 

1

: bearing, carriage, deportment

the sacrifices made in the sacred name of tenue … the smiles amiably exchanged in public between mortal enemies

—Victoria Sackville-West

2

: mode of dress

the long black coat with the lavender trousers and mauve vest that must have been his tenue when he married his first wife

—Young's Magazine

Word History

Etymology

French, from feminine of tenu, past participle of tenir to hold, from Old French

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