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tenaunt

tenaunt is the obsolete form of tenant.

Meaning of tenant

Noun

tenant (plural tenants)

  1. One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
    • Long even before the last tenant had occupied it, the room had been regarded with fear and aversion, and the end of that last tenant had in no way lightened the gloom that hung about the place.a. 1945, Arthur Morrison, The Thing in the Upper Room
  2. (broadly) One who has possession of any place.
    • sweet tenants of this grovec. 1782-1783, William Cowper, Joy in Martyrdom
    Synonyms:
    dweller, occupant
  3. Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.
    • multi-tenant hosting
  4. (historical) One who holds a feudal tenure in real property.
  5. (broadly) One who owns real estate other than via allodial title.

See all 8 meanings of tenant

Forms of tenaunt

pluraltenaunts

Questions about tenaunt

What is tenaunt the obsolete form of?
Tenaunt is the obsolete form of tenant.

Words near tenaunt in the dictionary

  1. Tenasserim
  2. tenate
  3. tenates
  4. tenatoprazole
  5. tenatumomab
  6. tenaunt
  7. tenaunts
  8. Tenazar
  9. tenbagger
  10. tenbaggers
  11. Tenbos

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