First Known Use: 14th century
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1tenant
noun ten·ant \ˈte-nənt\
: a person, business, group, etc., that pays to use another person's property : someone who rents or leases a house, apartment, etc., from a landlord
Full Definition of TENANT
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a : one who holds or possesses real estate or sometimes personal property (as a security) by any kind of right b : one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another; specifically : one who rents or leases (as a house) from a landlord
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Origin of TENANT
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from present participle of tenir to hold
Rhymes with TENANT
2tenant
transitive verb
Definition of TENANT
: to hold or occupy as or as if as a tenant : inhabit
— ten·ant·able \-nən-tə-bəl\ adjective
First Known Use of TENANT
1634
TENANT Defined for Kids
1tenant
noun ten·ant \ˈte-nənt\
Definition of TENANT for Kids
: a person or business that rents property from its owner
2tenant
verb
ten·ant·edten·ant·ing
Definition of TENANT for Kids
: to hold or live in as a renter
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