First Known Use: 14th century
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tenement
noun ten·e·ment \ˈte-nə-mənt\
: a large building that has apartments or rooms for rent and that is usually in a poorer part of a city
Full Definition of TENEMENT
1
: any of various forms of corporeal property (as land) or incorporeal property that is held by one person from another
2
: dwelling
3
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Origin of TENEMENT
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenēre to hold — more at thin
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tenement
noun ten·e·ment \ˈte-nə-mənt\
Definition of TENEMENT for Kids
: a building divided into separate apartments for rent
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