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tenement definition

ten·ement (ten′ə mənt)

noun

  1. Law land, buildings, offices, franchises, etc. held of another by tenure
  2. a dwelling house
  3. a room or set of rooms tenanted as a separate dwelling; apartment; flat
  4. tenement house
  5. Old Poet. a dwelling place; abode

Etymology: ME < OFr, a holding < ML tenementum < L tenere, to hold: see tenant

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