Tenement
English Meaning
That which is held of another by service; property which one holds of a lord or proprietor in consideration of some military or pecuniary service; fief; fee.
- A building for human habitation, especially one that is rented to tenants.
- A rundown, low-rental apartment building whose facilities and maintenance barely meet minimum standards.
- Chiefly British An apartment or room leased to a tenant.
- Law Property, such as land, rents, or franchises, held by one person leasing it from another.
