Main Entry:

ten·an·cy

Pronunciation:

\ˈte-nən(t)-sē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural ten·an·cies

Date:

1590

1: a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate ; specifically : the temporary possession or occupancy of something (as a house) that belongs to another2: the period of a tenant's occupancy or possession