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tenancy

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tenancy (noun)
  2. tenancy at sufferance
  3. tenancy at will
  4. tenancy by the entirety
  5. tenancy by the rod
  6. tenancy from year to year
  7. tenancy in common
  8. joint tenancy (noun)

ten·an·cy

noun \ˈte-nən(t)-sē\
plural ten·an·cies

Definition of TENANCY

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 another
2
: the period of a tenant's occupancy or possession
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Examples of TENANCY

  1. He was granted tenancy of the farm.
  2. During his tenancy, he tried to make as many improvements as he could.

First Known Use of TENANCY

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