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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ten•ant /ˈtɛnənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Lawone that rents and occupies land, a house, etc., from another;
a lessee:The landlord was cruel to all his tenants. - an occupant of any place.
v. [~ + object] - to hold or occupy as a tenant;
dwell in;
inhabit.
See -ten-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ten•ant (ten′ənt),USA pronunciation n. - a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time;
lessee. - Lawa person who holds or possesses for a time lands, tenements, or personalty of another, usually for rent.
- an occupant or inhabitant of any place.
v.t. - to hold or occupy as a tenant;
dwell in;
inhabit.
v.i. - to dwell or live (usually fol. by in).
- Anglo-French; Middle French tenant, noun, nominal use of present participle of tenir to hold Latin tenēre. See -ant
- Middle English tena(u)nt 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tenant /ˈtɛnənt/ n - a person who holds, occupies, or possesses land or property by any kind of right or title, esp from a landlord under a lease
- a person who has the use of a house, flat, etc, subject to the payment of rent
- any holder or occupant
vb - (transitive) to hold (land or property) as a tenant
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, literally: (one who is) holding, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēreˈtenantable adj ˈtenantless adj |