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tenant

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛnənt/

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Definition of tenant

noun

  • a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord: council-house tenants figurativea frequent tenant of the gossip columns
  • Law a person in possession of real property by any right or title.

verb

[with object]
  • occupy (property) as a tenant:the house was tenanted by his cousin

Derivatives

tenantable

adjective ( formal)

tenantless

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, literally 'holding', present participle of tenir, from Latin tenere

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