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tenant

te·nant

UK/ˈtɛ.nənt/ US/ˈtɛnʌnt/ fairly common
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

  • “the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn”
Synonyms
2.

a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)

3.

any occupant who dwells in a place

verb

1.

occupy as a tenant

Origin

From Middle English tenaunt, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt and Old French tenant, present participle of tenir (“to hold”), from Latin tenēre (“hold, keep”).

Phrases

  • anchor tenant
  • head tenant
  • joint tenant
  • kindly tenant
  • lead tenant
  • life tenant
  • nominated tenant
  • sitting tenant

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