tenancy
NounUS[ten-uhn-see]/ˈtɛnənsi/3 syllables
Synonyms:
occupancy
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- an act of being a tenant or occupantSynonyms: occupancyType of residency, residenceKinds inhabitancy, inhabitation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ten′an·cy noun; pl. Tenacies (#).
Origin: Cf. OF. tenace, LL. tenentia. See Tenant.
Law (a) A holding, or a mode of holding, an estate; tenure; the temporary possession of what belongs to another. (b) O. Eng. Law A house for habitation, or place to live in, held of another. Blount. Blackstone. Wharton.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54