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A tack or lease granted by a superior to an inferior tenant; a sublease.
A lease granted by a lessee; a sub-lease.
A demise (demise, n. 1a) acquired from a person who has himself or herself acquired the land or property in question by demise; a sublease. Also…
A lease granted by a person who is himself or herself a lessee of the property in question. Cf. sublet, n.