TENANCY


Meaning of TENANCY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈte-nən(t)-sē ]

noun

( plural -cies )

Date: 1590

1. : a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate ; specifically : the temporary possession or occupancy of something (as a house) that belongs to another

2. : the period of a tenant's occupancy or possession

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.