lessee

[ le-see ]
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noun
  1. a person, group, etc., to whom a lease is granted.

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Origin of lessee

1
1485–95; <Anglo-French. See lease1, -ee

Other words from lessee

  • les·see·ship, noun
  • un·der·les·see, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for lessee

lessee

/ (lɛˈsiː) /


noun
  1. a person to whom a lease is granted; a tenant under a lease

Origin of lessee

1
C15: via Anglo-French from Old French lessé, from lesser to lease 1

Derived forms of lessee

  • lesseeship, noun

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