单词 | tenancy |
释义 | tenancy /ten"euhn see/, n. , pl. tenancies. 1. a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure. 2. the period of a tenant's occupancy. 3. occupancy or enjoyment of a position, post, situation, etc.: her tenancy as professor of history at the state university. 4. Archaic. a piece of land held by a tenant; holding. [1570-80; TEN(ANT) + -ANCY; cf. ML tenantia, var. of tenentia] |
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