tenement

English

Etymology

Anglo-Norman, from Old French tenement, from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin verb teneo.

Noun

tenement (plural tenements)

1. a building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one
2. (law) any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned

Synonyms

• (building): tenement house

Translations

a building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one

Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can Dutch: huurwoning (nl) French: appartement (fr), logement (fr) m. German: Mietshaus (de) n., Mietskaserne (de) f.

Romanian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: casa de vecindad (es) f., vecindad (es) f., bloque de viviendas (es) m., (Peru) solar (es) m., conventillo (es) m.

any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned

Dutch: verpachting (nl)

Russian: арендованное имущество (ru) n.

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Translations to be checked

Portuguese: cortiço (pt)

References

• tenement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Anglo-Norman

Etymology

Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin verb teneo.

Noun

tenement m. (oblique plural tenemenz, nominative singular tenemenz, nominative plural tenement)

1. holding (of land)

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Old French

Etymology

Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin verb teneo.

Noun

tenement m. (oblique plural tenemenz, nominative singular tenemenz, nominative plural tenement)

1. holding (of land)