Taensa

English Alternative forms en Tahensa Tenisaw Tensa Tensaw Tenza Tinsa Tinza Noun s * en historical A member of a Native American people whose settlements at the time of European contact in the late 17th century were located in present-day Tensas Parish, Louisiana. en 1886 John Gilmary Shea A History of the Catholic Church Within the Limits of the United States 539 The Very Rev. Mr. Montigny took up his residence among the Taensas, a tribe allied to the Natchez. Usage notes Not to be confused with the Avoyel, known by the French as the petits Taensas (Little Taensa).