subtenant
[ suhb-ten-uh nt ]
/ sʌbˈtɛn ənt /
noun
a person who rents land, a house, or the like, from a tenant.
OTHER WORDS FROM subtenant
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Example sentences from the Web for subtenant
Subtenant, sub-ten′ant, n. a tenant who hires or leases from one who is also a tenant.
This was called subinfeudation, and the vassal of a vassal was called a subvassal or subtenant.
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe |James Harvey Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for subtenant
subtenant
/ (sʌbˈtɛnənt) /
noun
a person who rents or leases property from a tenant