tenant
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Etymology [edit]
First attested 1325, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt, from Old French tenant, present participle of tenir (“to hold”), from Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō (“hold, keep”).
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Noun [edit]
Wikipedia tenant (plural tenants)
- One who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others.
- (Can we date this quote?) Arthur Morrison, The Thing in the Upper Room:
- Long even before the last tenant had occupied it, the room had been regarded with fear and aversion, and the end of that last tenant had in no way lightened the gloom that hung about the place.
- (Can we date this quote?) Arthur Morrison, The Thing in the Upper Room:
- An occupant.
- (law) One who holds a property by any kind of right, including ownership.
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Translations [edit]
one who pays a fee in return for the use of land, etc.
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occupant
law: one who holds property
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Verb [edit]
tenant (third-person singular simple present tenants, present participle tenanting, simple past and past participle tenanted)
- To hold as, or be, a tenant.
Translations [edit]
to hold as, or be, a tenant
French [edit]
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tenant
- Present participle of tenir.
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Old French [edit]
Verb [edit]
tenant
- Present participle of tenir.