[ten-eys] 
| a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen. |
| ten·ace (těn'ās', tě-nās', těn'ĭs) n. Games A combination of two high cards of the same suit separated by two degrees, such as the king and jack of hearts, especially in a bridge or whist hand. [French, from Spanish tenaza, tongs, tenace, from tenaces, pl. of tenaz, tenacious, from Latin tenāx, tenāc-; see tenacious.] |