Tenant
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One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by anykind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, forlife, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation ortemporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is inanother; -- correlative to landlord. See Citation from Blackstone,under Tenement, 2. Blount. Wharton.
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Also known as Disappointment. One who signs a contract, to pay rent in exchange for occupancy/use or real property, with reckless disregard for reasonable rules and without respect for the owner/landlord or other co-occupants in said building.
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A tenant of a structure that is [tent] like in appearance and not [bricks] as mistakenly assumed by the majority which just [goes to show] that the majoooooority vote is not always reliable
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A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.
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One who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others.
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To hold as, or be, a tenant.
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any occupant who dwells in a place
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one who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant
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ten′ant, n. one who holds or possesses land or property under another, the payments and services which he owes to his superior constituting his tenure: one who has, on certain conditions, temporary possession of any place, an occupant.—v.t. to hold as a tenant.—n. Ten′ancy, a holding by private ownership: a temporary holding of land or property by a tenant.—adj. Ten′antable, fit to be tenanted: in a state of repair suitable for a tenant.—n. Ten′ant-farm′er, a farmer who rents a farm from the landlord.—adj. Ten′antless, without a tenant.—ns.
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someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
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a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
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To hold on certain conditions.
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occupy as a tenant
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