tenant
[ ten-uh nt ]
/ ˈtɛn ənt /
noun
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
Law.
a person who holds or possesses for a time lands, tenements, or personalty of another, usually for rent.
an occupant or inhabitant of any place.
verb (used with object)
to hold or occupy as a tenant; dwell in; inhabit.
verb (used without object)
to dwell or live (usually followed by in).
Origin of tenant
1250–1300; Middle English
tena(u)nt < Anglo-French; Middle French
tenant, noun use of present participle of
tenir to hold ≪ Latin
tenēre. See
-ant
OTHER WORDS FROM tenant
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tenant
tenant tenetWords nearby tenant
Example sentences from the Web for tenantable
The obligation is generally imposed upon the tenant to keep the premises in “good condition” or “tenantable repair.”
Not a bed or a bunk on the yacht was tenantable in the fearful rollings; no bed or bunk less than a covered box could have been.
In the Track of the Trades |Lewis R. FreemanHe describes 1442 farms with tenantable buildings, abandoned only recently.
The Accumulation of Capital |Rosa Luxemburg
British Dictionary definitions for tenantable
tenant
/ (ˈtɛnənt) /
noun
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
verb
(tr)
to hold (land or property) as a tenant
(intr foll by in) rare
to dwell
Derived forms of tenant
tenantable, adjective tenantless, adjective tenant-like, adjectiveWord Origin for tenant
C14: from Old French, literally: (one who is) holding, from
tenir to hold, from Latin
tenēre