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kindly tenant

kindly tenant noun: a tenant of the same stock as his landlord, or who held his lands in succession, from father to son, for several generations.

Noun

kindly tenant (plural kindly tenants)

  1. (Scotland, historical) A tenant of the same stock as his landlord, or who held his lands in succession, from father to son, for several generations.

Forms of kindly tenant

pluralkindly tenants

Questions about kindly tenant

What does kindly tenant mean?
Kindly tenant means a tenant of the same stock as his landlord, or who held his lands in succession, from father to son, for several generations.
What part of speech is kindly tenant?
Kindly tenant is a noun.
What is the plural of kindly tenant?
The plural of kindly tenant is kindly tenants.

Words near kindly tenant in the dictionary

  1. kindling point
  2. kindling points
  3. kindlings
  4. kindlins
  5. kindly
  6. kindly tenant
  7. kindly tenants
  8. kindness
  9. kindnesse
  10. kindnesses
  11. kindo

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