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tenancy
noun
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Word History
ten(ant) entry 1 + -ancy (probably after Anglo-French tenaunce)
1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Tenancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenancy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
tenancy
nounLegal Definition
tenancy
nouncalled also tenancy at sufferance
called also tenancy by the entireties
compare estate by the entirety at estate sense 1More from Merriam-Webster on tenancy
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