Meaning of tenant in English
Verb
tenantDefinitions
1. occupy as a tenantNoun
tenantEtymology
Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘holding’, present participle of tenir, from Latin tenereDefinitions
1. someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone elseExamples
- « the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent »
- 2. a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
- 3. any occupant who dwells in a place