tenement

ten·e·ment

T0104800 (tĕn′ə-mənt)n.1. A building for human habitation, especially one that is rented to tenants.2. A rundown, low-rental apartment building whose facilities and maintenance barely meet minimum standards.3. Chiefly British An apartment or room leased to a tenant.4. Law A property of a permanent nature that is possessed or owned, such as land or a building, along with the rights associated with such possession or ownership.

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[Middle English, house, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tenēmentum, from Latin tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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ten′e·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.

tenement

(ˈtɛnəmənt) n1. (Human Geography) Also called: tenement building (now esp in Scotland) a large building divided into separate flats2. a dwelling place or residence, esp one intended for rent3. chiefly Brit a room or flat for rent4. (Law) property law any form of permanent property, such as land, dwellings, offices, etc[C14: from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenēre to hold] tenemental, ˌteneˈmentary adj ˈteneˌmented adj

ten•e•ment

(ˈtɛn ə mənt)

n. 1. Also called ten′ement house`. a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, esp. in a poor section of a large city. 2. Law. property of a permanent or fixed nature, whether corporeal or incorporeal, as lands or rent. 3. Archaic. any abode or habitation. [1250–1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin tenēmentum= Latin tenē(re) to hold + -mentum -ment]

tenement

- First meant "holding as a possession."See also related terms for possession.

Thesaurus

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tenement - a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standardstenement houseapartment building, apartment house - a building that is divided into apartments

Translations

casa ad appartamentiedificio