(now esp in Scotland) a large building divided into separate flats
2.
a dwelling place or residence, esp one intended for rent
3. mainly British
a room or flat for rent
4. property law
any form of permanent property, such as land, dwellings, offices, etc
Derived forms
tenemental (ˌtɛnəˈmɛntəl) or tenementary (ˌteneˈmentary)
adjective
tenemented (ˈteneˌmented)
adjective
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenēre to hold
Examples of 'tenement building' in a sentence
tenement building
In the apartment in the brick tenement building, the people are having a party.
2019, 'These Glowing Plants Could One Day Light Our Homes', Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/these-glowing-plants-could-one-day-light-homes-180972238/
The rooms, which can be viewed through a peephole in the model tenement building, conform to the plants rather than the other way around.
2019, 'These Glowing Plants Could One Day Light Our Homes', Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/these-glowing-plants-could-one-day-light-homes-180972238/
Her set, which wouldn't shame a grand opera house, is eerie and stunning: a murky chasm overlooked by a towering, sooty tenement building.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He used to escape the mean streets by going on to the rooftop of his tenement building to tend to them.