释义 |
ten·an·cy \ˈtenənsē, -si\ noun (-es) Etymology: tenant + -cy 1. a. : a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate : the temporary possession of something that belongs to another : tenure; specifically : a temporary occupancy (as of land, a house, an office) usually for a specified period under the terms of a lease b. : the period of a tenant's occupancy or possession 2. : the possession or occupation of a position or place < the tenancy of a university lectureship — Yakov Malkiel > < a minuscule jail now in tenancy of spiders — Idwal Jones > |