English-Thai Dictionary

tenant

N ผู้เช่า  renter lessee phu-chao

 

tenantry

N ผู้เช่า  ความ เป็น ผู้เช่า ที่ และ บ้านเรือน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TENANT

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.

 

TENANT

v.t.To hold or possess as a tenant. Sir Roger's estate is tenanted by persons who have served him or his ancestors.

 

TENANTABLE

a.Fit to be rented; in a state of repair suitable for a tenant.

 

TENANTED

pp. Held by a tenant.

 

TENANTING

ppr. Holding as a tenant.

 

TENANTLESS

a.Having no tenant; unoccupied; as a tenantless mansion.

 

TENANTRY

n.The body of tenants; as the tenantry of a manor or a kingdom. 1. Tenancy. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TENANT

Ten "ant, n. Etym: [F. tenant, p.pr. of tenir to hold. See Tenable, and cf. Lieutenant. ]

 

1. (Law )

 

Defn: One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is in another; -- correlative to landlord. See Citation from Blackstone, under Tenement, 2. Blount. Wharton.

 

2. One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant. "Sweet tenants of this grove. " Cowper. The hhappy tenant of your shade. Cowley. The sister tenants of the middle deep. Byron. Tenant in capite Etym: [L. in in + capite, abl. of caput head, chief. ], or Tenant in chief, by the laws of England, 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 styled lord paramount. Such tenants, however, are considered as having the fee of the lands and permanent possession. Blackstone. -- Tenant in common. See under Common.

 

TENANT

Ten "ant, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tenanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tenanting. ]

 

Defn: To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant. Sir Roger's estate is tenanted by persons who have served him or his ancestors. Addison.

 

TENANTABLE

TENANTABLE Ten "ant *a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Fit to be rented; in a condition suitable for a tenant. -- Ten "ant *a *ble *ness, n.

 

TENANTLESS

TENANTLESS Ten "ant *less, a.

 

Defn: Having no tenants; unoccupied; as, a tenantless mansion. Shak.

 

TENANTRY

TENANTRY Ten "ant *ry, n.

 

1. The body of tenants; as, the tenantry of a manor or a kingdom.

 

2. Tenancy. [Obs. ] Ridley.

 

TENANT SAW

TENANT SAW Ten "ant saw `.

 

Defn: See Tenon saw, under Tenon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tenant

ten ant |ˈtenənt ˈtɛnənt | ▶noun a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord. • Law a person holding real property by private ownership. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be tenanted ) occupy (property ) as a tenant. DERIVATIVES ten ant a ble adjective ( formal ), ten ant less adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘holding, ’ present participle of tenir, from Latin tenere.

 

tenant at will

ten ant at will ▶noun ( pl. tenants at will ) Law a tenant that can be evicted without notice.

 

tenant farmer

ten ant farm er ▶noun a person who farms rented land.

 

tenantry

ten ant ry |ˈtenəntrē ˈtɛnəntri | ▶noun 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the tenants of an estate. 2 tenancy.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tenant

ten ¦ant |ˈtɛnənt | ▶noun a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord. • Law a person in possession of real property by any right or title. ▶verb [ with obj. ] occupy (property ) as a tenant: the house was tenanted by his cousin. DERIVATIVES tenantable adjective ( formal ), tenantless adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘holding ’, present participle of tenir, from Latin tenere.

 

tenant at will

ten ¦ant at will ▶noun ( pl. tenants at will ) Law a tenant that can be evicted without notice.

 

tenant farmer

ten ¦ant farm ¦er ▶noun a person who farms rented land.

 

tenantry

ten |ant ¦ry |ˈtɛnəntri | ▶noun 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the tenants of an estate. 2 [ mass noun ] tenancy.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tenant

tenant noun the tenants' rent is due on the first of each month: occupant, resident, inhabitant; renter, leaseholder, lessee, lodger, roomer; squatter. ANTONYMS owner, freeholder.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tenant

tenant noun occupant, resident, inhabitant; leaseholder, lessee, renter, holder; addressee; lodger, boarder; Brit. occupier, sitting tenant; N. Amer. roomer; formal dweller; historical feodary. ANTONYMS owner, freeholder.

 

French Dictionary

tenant

tenant , ante adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin 1 Sportif qui détient un titre. : Elle est la tenante du championnat de ski. Ils sont les tenants de la Coupe Stanley. 2 Adepte, partisan. : Les tenants de l ’indépendance. LOCUTIONS D ’un seul tenant. D ’une seule pièce. Les tenants et les aboutissants. droit Tous les éléments d ’une affaire, d ’une question. Séance tenante. Sur-le-champ. : Le conseil a décidé séance tenante. Note Technique L ’adjectif n ’est usité que dans l ’expression citée.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tenant

ten ant /ténənt /〖語源は 「保持している 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 (家 土地 部屋などの )賃借人 , 借家 [借地 ]人 , 間借り人, テナント (↔landlord )▸ a new [previous ] tenant of [in ] the apartment 新しく [前に ]アパートを借りた住人 2 (土地 家屋などの )占有者, 現住者 (occupant ).動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例be ～ed 〗〈家 土地などが 〉賃借されている ▸ The cottage is tenanted by a French family .その別荘はフランス人一家が借りて住んでいる ▸ tenanted land 借地 ～̀ f á rmer 小作農 (民 ).～́ r ì ght ｟英 ｠借地権, 借用権, 小作権 .

 

tenantry

ten ant ry /ténəntri /名詞 〖the ～; 単複両扱い 〗(1人の地主から土地を借りている )小作人 ; 借地 [小作 ]の状態 [身分 ].