tenement

ten·e·ment

noun \ˈte-nə-mənt\

Definition of TENEMENT

1

: any of various forms of corporeal property (as land) or incorporeal property that is held by one person from another

2

: dwelling

3

a : a house used as a dwelling : residence

b : apartment, flat

c : tenement house

Examples of TENEMENT

1. <an exhibit of pictures showing the tenements of the New York City neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen during the 1920s>

Origin of TENEMENT

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenēre to hold — more at thin

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TENEMENT

Synonyms

diggings [chiefly British], digs, flat [chiefly British], lodgings, suite, apartment

Related Words

bed-sitter (also bedsit or bed-sitting-room) [British], cohousing, condo, condominium, duplex, duplex apartment, efficiency, efficiency apartment, flatlet [British], floor-through, garden apartment, granny flat [chiefly British], maisonette, penthouse, railroad flat, salon, saloon [chiefly British], studio, studio apartment, triplex, walk-up; gallery, wing; apartment building, apartment house, tenement house