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1. n. One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is in another; -- correlative to landlord. See Citation from Blackstone, under Tenement, 2.
2. n. One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant.
3. v. t. To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant.
4. n. someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
5. n. a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
6. n. any occupant who dwells in a place
7. v. occupy as a tenant
8. 1. (Law) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is in another; -- correlative to landlord. See Citation from Blackstone, under Tenement, 2. Blount. Wharton. 2. One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant. "Sweet tenants of this grove." Cowper. The hhappy tenant of your shade. Cowley. The sister tenants of the middle deep. Byron. Tenant in capite Etym: [L. in in + capite, abl. of caput head, chief.], or Tenant in chief, by the laws of England, one who holds immediately of the king. According to the feudal system, all lands in England are considered as held immediately or mediately of the king, who is styled lord paramount. Such tenants, however, are considered as having the fee of the lands and permanent possession. Blackstone. -- Tenant in common. See under Common. To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant. Sir Roger's estate is tenanted by persons who have served him or his ancestors. Addison.
9. One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by anykind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, forlife, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation ortemporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is inanother; -- correlative to landlord. See Citation from Blackstone,under Tenement, 2. Blount. Wharton.
10. n:100 n. someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else n. a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease) n. any occupant who dwells in a place v. occupy as a tenant