Dictionary
ten•ant
Pronunciation: (ten'unt), [key]—
n.
1. a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
2. Law.a person who holds or possesses for a time lands, tenements, or personalty of another, usually for rent.
3. an occupant or inhabitant of any place.
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v.t.
to hold or occupy as a tenant; dwell in; inhabit.
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v.i.
to dwell or live (usually fol. by
in).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.