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terre-tenant Law.|ˈtɛəˌtɛnənt|
Also 5–6 tere-, 6–7 terr-, 6–8 ter-.
[a. AF. terre tenaunt ‘holding land’, f. terre land + tenaunt tenant.]
One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant of land.
[1308–9Rolls of Parlt. I. 275/2 Les heirs, & les terres tennauntz Gregorie de Rokesleye.] 1439Ibid. V. 9/1 The said Feoffes, her Heirs, Executours and Teretenauntz. 1511–12Act 3 Hen. VIII, c. 23 Preamble, Processe made..ayenst theim..their heires executours or teretenauntes. 1601–2W. Fulbecke 1st Pt. Parall. 14 All the terre tenants of the village haue caried away their corn & hay except one man onely. 1607in Cowell Interpr. 1702Lett. fr. Soldier to Ho. Com. 19 They chusing rather to rely on the Oaths of the Tertenants and a View of the Lands. 1766Blackstone Comm. II. vi. 91 These mesne or middle lords, who were the immediate superiors of the terre-tenant, or him who occupied the land. 1818Hallam Mid. Ages (1841) I. ii. 151 The terre tenants in villenage, who occur in our old books, were not villeins. |