| 单词 | tenant-in-chief |
| 释义 | tenant-in-chief in British Englishnoun (in feudal society) a tenant who held some or all of his lands directly from the king tenant in chief in American Englishnoun a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king Also: tenant-in-chief. Also called: tenant in capite (ˈkæpɪti) Word origin [1600–10]This word is first recorded in the period 1600–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adaptation, operate, skid, syndicate, umbrella |
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