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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
ten′ant•a•ble, adj. ten′ant•less, adj. ten′ant•like′, adj. |