head tenant
head tenant noun: the tenant of a headlease, who in turn is landlord to subtenants.
Noun
head tenant (plural head tenants)
- The tenant of a headlease, who in turn is landlord to subtenants.
- Synonyms:
- superior tenant, sublessor, underlessor, sublandlord, underlandlord, subletter, underletter
- Antonyms:
- superior landlord, head landlord, subtenant, undertenant, sublessee, underlessee
- Synonym of lead tenant.
- Synonyms:
- lead tenant, nominated tenant
Synonyms of head tenant
- superior tenant
- sublessor
- underlessor
- sublandlord
- underlandlord
- subletter
- underletter
- lead tenant
- nominated tenant
Antonyms
Forms of head tenant
| plural | head tenants |
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Origin of head tenant
From head + tenant.
Questions about head tenant
- What does head tenant mean?
- Head tenant means the tenant of a headlease, who in turn is landlord to subtenants.
- What part of speech is head tenant?
- Head tenant is a noun.
- What is the plural of head tenant?
- The plural of head tenant is head tenants.
Words near head tenant in the dictionary
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