tenement
Also called tenement house . a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.
Law.
any species of permanent property, as lands, houses, rents, an office, or a franchise, that may be held of another.
tenements, freehold interests in things immovable considered as subjects of property.
British. an apartment or room rented by a tenant.
Archaic. any abode or habitation.
Origin of tenement
1Other words from tenement
- ten·e·men·tal [ten-uh-men-tl], /ˌtɛn əˈmɛn tl/, ten·e·men·ta·ry [ten-uh-men-tuh-ree], /ˌtɛn əˈmɛn tə ri/, adjective
- ten·e·ment·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for tenement
/ (ˈtɛnəmənt) /
Also called: tenement building (now esp in Scotland) a large building divided into separate flats
a dwelling place or residence, esp one intended for rent
mainly British a room or flat for rent
property law any form of permanent property, such as land, dwellings, offices, etc
Origin of tenement
1Derived forms of tenement
- tenemental (ˌtɛnəˈmɛntəl) or tenementary, adjective
- tenemented, adjective
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