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ten⋅ant
[ten-uh
nt] 
–noun
| 1. | a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee. |
| 2. | Law. a person who holds or possesses for a time lands, tenements, or personalty of another, usually for rent. |
| 3. | an occupant or inhabitant of any place. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to hold or occupy as a tenant; dwell in; inhabit. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to dwell or live (usually fol. by in). |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME tena(u)nt < AF; MF tenant, n. use of prp. of tenir to hold ≪ L tenēre. See -ant
1250–1300; ME tena(u)nt < AF; MF tenant, n. use of prp. of tenir to hold ≪ L tenēre. See -ant
Related forms:
ten⋅ant⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ten⋅ant⋅less, adjective
ten⋅ant⋅like, adjective
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| ten·ant (těn'ənt) n.
To hold as a tenant or be a tenant. [Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of tenir, to hold, from Latin tenēre; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] |
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