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tenants-in-chief

tenants-in-chief is the plural of tenant-in-chief.

Meaning of tenant-in-chief

Noun

tenant-in-chief (plural tenants-in-chief)

  1. (historical) A tenant holding title to their land directly from a lord paramount beholden to no-one; particularly, a lord holding title directly from the king, owing additional responsibilities such as personal military service.
    Synonyms:
    vassal-in-chief

Questions about tenants-in-chief

What is tenants-in-chief the plural of?
Tenants-in-chief is the plural of tenant-in-chief.

Words near tenants-in-chief in the dictionary

  1. tenantry acres
  2. tenants
  3. tenants at will
  4. Tenants Harbor
  5. tenants in common
  6. tenants-in-chief
  7. tenantship
  8. tenantships
  9. tenapanor
  10. Tenas
  11. tenascin

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