tenant

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛ.nənt/

The English word “tenant” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
One who has possession of any place.
Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.
One who holds a feudal tenure in real property.
One who owns real estate other than via allodial title.

verb

To hold as, or be, a tenant.
To inhabit.

Etymology

From Middle English tenaunt, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt and Old French tenant, present participle of tenir (“to hold”), from Latin tenēre (“hold, keep”).

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