ten ‧ e ‧ ment /ˈtenəmənt, ˈtenɪmənt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: 'tenure' , from Medieval Latin tenementum , from Latin tenere ; ⇨ ↑ tenor ]
a large building divided into apartments, especially in the poorer areas of a city
tenement building/house/block