Tenement Definition

tĕnə-mənt
tenements
noun
tenements
A building for human habitation, especially one that is rented to tenants.
American Heritage
Land, buildings, offices, franchises, etc. held of another by tenure.
Webster's New World
A dwelling house.
Webster's New World
A rundown, low-rental apartment building whose facilities and maintenance barely meet minimum standards.
American Heritage
A room or set of rooms tenanted as a separate dwelling; apartment; flat.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Tenement

Noun

Singular:
tenement
Plural:
tenements

Origin of Tenement

  • Middle English house from Old French from Medieval Latin tenēmentum from Latin tenēre to hold ten- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from Anglo-Norman, from Old French tenement, from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin verb teneo.

    From Wiktionary

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