lessee

English

Etymology 1

Anglo-Norman lessié, past participle of lessier (“to permit, to let”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

lessee (plural lessees)

1. An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property.
2. The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.
3. Someone who is allowed to use a house, building, land etc. for a period of time in return for payment to the owner.

Translations

one to whom a lease is given

Finnish: vuokralainen (fi) French: locataire (fr) m. and f.

German: Pächter (de) m. Hungarian: bérlő (hu) m. Turkish: kiracı (tr)

Etymology 2

Contraction

Verb

lessee

1. Eye dialect spelling of let's see.