tenant
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tenant¹
- /ˈtɛ.nənt/
Rhymes with -ɛnənt
Where it comes from
From Middle English tenaunt, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt and Old French tenant, present participle of tenir (“to hold”), from Latin tenēre (“hold, keep”).
noun tenants · tenaunt · tennant · tennaunt
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One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
Long even before the last tenant 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.
Similar: renter, lessee, rentee, leaseholder
- One who has possession of any place. c. 1782-1783, William Cowper, Joy in Martyrdom sweet tenants of this grove
- Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application. multi-tenant hosting
- One who holds a feudal tenure in real property.
- One who owns real estate other than via allodial title.
verb tenants · tenanting · tenanted · tenaunt · tennant
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To hold as, or be, a tenant.
Similar: lodge
- To inhabit. His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps.
tenant²
Where it comes from
Possibly just a modification of tenet, but note obsolete tenent (“tenet”).
noun tenaunt · tennant · tennaunt
- Misconstruction of tenet
Tenant³
proper noun Tenants
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: renter, lessor, renting, leaseholder, rental, leasehold, rent, lease, lessee, tenancy, charterer, owner, occupier, hire, occupant, customer
Translations
Every language
noun law: one who holds property
| Español | propietario, dueño |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 賃借人 chinshaku-nin, 賃借人 chingari-nin |
| Deutsch | Eigentümer, Besitzer |
| Ελληνικά | νομέας noméas, επικαρπωτής epikarpotís |
| Русский | владелец vladelec, собственник sobstvennik |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ sở hữu |
noun one who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant
| Español | habitante, residente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 借り主 kari-nushi |
| 中文 | 房客 fángkè |
| Français | occupant |
| Deutsch | Bewohner, Mieter |
| Ελληνικά | ένοικος énoikos |
| Русский | жиле́ц žiléc, квартиросъёмщик kvartirosʺjómščik |
noun one who pays a fee in return for the use of land, etc.
| Español | inquilino, arrendatario |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 借地人 shakuchi-nin, 小作人 kosaku-nin |
| 中文 | 房客 fángkè, 佃戶 /佃户 diànhù, 租戶 /租户 zūhù |
| Português | inquilino |
| Français | locataire |
| Deutsch | Mieter, Pächter |
| Italiano | inquilino, locatario |
| Ελληνικά | ενοικιαστής enoikiastís, μισθωτής misthotís |
| Русский | аренда́тор arendátor, съёмщик sʺjómščik, квартиросъёмщик kvartirosʺjómščik |
| Tiếng Việt | người thuê |
| العربية | مُسْتَأْجِر mustaʔjir |
Talk about this word "tenant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tenant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tenant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tenant "tenant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tenant.Cite this
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title = {tenant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenant},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
