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tenancy by the entirety

tenancy by the entirety noun: a type of concurrent estate available only to married couples, where ownership of property is treated as though the couple were a single legal person.

Noun

tenancy by the entirety (plural tenancies by the entirety)

  1. A type of concurrent estate available only to married couples, where ownership of property is treated as though the couple were a single legal person.

Forms of tenancy by the entirety

pluraltenancies by the entirety

Questions about tenancy by the entirety

What does tenancy by the entirety mean?
Tenancy by the entirety means a type of concurrent estate available only to married couples, where ownership of property is treated as though the couple were a single legal person.
What part of speech is tenancy by the entirety?
Tenancy by the entirety is a noun.
What is the plural of tenancy by the entirety?
The plural of tenancy by the entirety is tenancies by the entirety.

Words near tenancy by the entirety in the dictionary

  1. tenancies by the entirety
  2. tenancies for life
  3. tenancies in common
  4. Tenancingo
  5. tenancy
  6. tenancy by the entirety
  7. tenancy for life
  8. tenancy in common
  9. Tenandra
  10. Tenani
  11. tenant

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