tenement

(tĕnˈə-mənt)

1. A building for human habitation, especially one that is rented to tenants.
2. A rundown, low-rental apartment building whose facilities and maintenance barely meet minimum standards.
3. Chiefly British An apartment or room leased to a tenant.
4. Law Property, such as land, rents, or franchises, held by one person leasing it from another.

Related Forms:

• tenˌe·menˈtal (-mĕnˈtl) adjective