transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtenənt ]
n. & v. --n. 1 a person who rents land or property from a landlord. 2 (often foll. by of) the occupant of a place. 3 Law a person holding real property by private ownership. --v.tr. occupy as a tenant. øtenant farmer a person who farms rented land. tenant right Brit. the right of a tenant to continue a tenancy at the termination of the lease. øøtenantable adj. tenantless adj. [ME f. OF, pres. part. of tenir hold f. L tenere]