life tenancy
Law
noun
The holding of a tenancy until the death of the holder.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Cooper (1759–1839), political writer and college head.
- portable classroom
- portable gas
- portable media player
- portableness
- portable pension
- portably
- portacaval
- port admiral
- portage
- portage bill
- portage duty
- portage money
- portage strap
- porta hepatis
- portainer
- Portakabin
- portal
- portal canal
- portal circulation
- portal crane
- portal fissure
- portal frame
- portalled
- Portaloo
- portal strut