tenant
/ˈtɛ.nənt/ noun B2- One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
- One who has possession of any place. · c. 1782-1783, William Cowper, Joy in Martyrdom sweet tenants of this grove
- Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application. · multi-tenant hosting
- One who holds a feudal tenure in real property.
- One who owns real estate other than via allodial title.
Plural tenants
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His sisters were very anxious for his having an estate of his own; but though he was now established only as a tenant, Miss Bingley was by no means unwilling to preside at his table; nor was Mrs.
“Yes; it has often led him to be liberal and generous; to give his money freely, to display hospitality, to assist his tenants, and relieve the poor.
There is not one of his tenants or servants but what will give him a good name.
The latest tenants of the Manor House had, however, with characteristic energy, set this right, and the drawbridge was not only capable of being raised, but actually was raised every evening and lowered every morning.
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