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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
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Tenant
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TEN'ANT, n. L. teneo Gr. to strain, stretch, extend.
1. A person holding land or other real estate under another, either by grant, lease or at will one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements whose title is in another as a tenant in tail tenant in common tenant by the curtesy tenant in parcenary tenant for life tenant at will tenant in dower.
2. One who has possession of any place a dweller.
The happy tenant of your shade.
Tenant in capite, or tenant in chief, by the laws of England, is one who holds immediately of the king. According to the feudal system, all lands in England are considered as held immediately or mediately of the king, who is stiled lord paramount. Such tenants however are considered as having the fee of the lands and permanent possession.
TEN'ANT, To hold or possess as a tenant.
Sir Roger's estate is tenanted by persons who have served him or his ancestors.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Tenant'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/t/tenant.html.
Entry for 'Tenant'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/t/tenant.html.
