tenus -, n 2 TA-, a stretched cord, noose (old).

—Hence, acc absol., with gen, to the end, as far as, all the way to, unto, to: lumborum tenus, as far as the loins: laterum tenus, V.: per aquam ferme genūs tenus altam, L.: urbium Corcyrae tenus, L.

—As praep., with abl, all the way to, as far as, unto: Tauro tenus regnare: erat pectoribus tenus, L.: Pube tenus, V.: collo tenns, O.: mediā tenus alvo, O.: lateri capulo tenus abdidit ensem, V.: poti faece tenus cadi, H.

—Fig., to the extent of, as far as, to: dando (spectaculum) Modo volneribus tenus, i. e. without fighting to the death, L.: nomine tenus, Ta.: doctrinā ore tenus exercitus, i. e. only for talking, Ta.

—In the phrase, verbo tenus, in words, as far as language is concerned: veteres verbo tenus acute . . . de re p. disserebant, i. e. theoretically: in quos iecit magis hoc consul verbo tenus, quam ut re insimularet, L.