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noun
- One who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others.
- "Long even before the last had occupied it, the room had been regarded with fear and aversion, and the end of that last tenant had in no way lightened the gloom that hung about the place." — w:The Thing in the Upper Room, The Thing in the Upper Room by w:Arthur Morrison, Arthur Morrison
- An occupant.
- One who rents their own property to others.
- One who possesses property.
verb
- To hold as, or be, a tenant.
Etymology: First attested w:1325, 1325, from tenaunt, from tenant, from present participle of tenir, "to hold," from tenÄre, "hold, keep."
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