tenantries

Variant of tenantry

tenantry definition

ten·antry (ten′ən trē)

noun pl. tenantries -·ries

  1. the tenants collectively, as of an estate
  2. the condition of being a tenant

Etymology: ME: see tenant & -ry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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