Tenant
English Meaning
One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is in another; -- correlative to landlord. See Citation from Blackstone, under Tenement, 2.
- One that pays rent to use or occupy land, a building, or other property owned by another.
- A dweller in a place; an occupant.
- Law One who holds or possesses lands, tenements, or sometimes personal property by any kind of title.
- To hold as a tenant or be a tenant.
