See Also: continence(medicine)
Continence(health)
continence(dictionary)
continence(dictionary)

tranchette (iou) and continence (medicine)


tranchette (iou)



tranchette noun. L20.
[from TRANCHE noun + -ETTE.]
Economics. A small tranche; esp. a limited issue of government Stocks. Cf. TAPLET.

continence (medicine)


continence


1. Moderation, temperance, or self-restraint in respect to the appetites, especially to sexual intercourse.

2. The ability to retain urine and/or faeces until a proper time for their discharge.

Origin: L. Continentia, fr. Con-tineo, to hold back