English Explanatory Dictionary

tenant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
  2. One who has possession of any place.
  3. Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.
  4. One who holds a feudal tenure in real property.
  5. One who owns real estate other than via allodial title.
verb
  1. To hold as, or be, a tenant.
  2. To inhabit.
noun
  1. Misconstruction of tenet.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛ.nənt/ tĕnənt LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tenant.wav

Word forms

tenant tenants tenaunt tennant tennaunt tenanting tenanted

Etymology

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

Synonyms

renter lessee rentee leaseholder dweller occupant lodge

Related words

tenement tenet

Derived words

anchor tenant head tenant joint tenant kindly tenant lead tenant life tenant multitenancy nominated tenant se-tenant sitting tenant sub-tenant superior tenant tenancy tenant at will tenant farmer tenant-in-chief tenant in common tenantless tenant-right tenantry tenant saw Tenants Harbor terre-tenant ter-tenant undertenant

Translations

Bulgarian: со́бственик Czech: vlastník Dutch: eigenaar Finnish: (kiinteistön) haltija German: Eigentümer German: Besitzer Greek: νομέας Greek: επικαρπωτής Hungarian: tulajdonos Irish: tionónta Japanese: 賃借人 Russian: владелец Russian: собственник Spanish: propietario Spanish: dueño Turkish: sahip Vietnamese: chủ sở hữu
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