| 释义 |
terre-tenant
noun
or ter·ten·ant \ˈterˌtenənt, ˈtər-\
Etymology: Middle English teretenaunt, from Anglo-French terre tenaunt, from Old French terre land (from Latin terra) + tenant holding, from present participle of tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre — more at terrace, thin
: one who has the actual possession of land : the occupant of land; often : one other than a judgment debtor owning an interest in the debtor's land after the lien of the judgment creditor attached thereto |