See Also: tenancy(dictionary)
tenancy(dictionary)
Tenancy(money)
Tenancy By The Entirety(law)
TENANCY or TENANTCY(law)
Tenancy In Common(law)
Tenancy in Common(money)
Tenancy for Years(money)
Joint Tenancy(money)
Joint Tenancy - Motor Sports(gambling)

tenancy (iou)



tenancy noun. LME.
[from TENANT noun + -ANCY, repr. medieval Latin tenantia, tenentia.]
That which is held by a tenant; spec. (a) a holding; (b) a position or office. rare. LME-L17.
Law. A holding or possession of lands or tenements by any right or title; spec. occupancy under a lease. Also, the state or condition of being a tenant; the duration or period of a tenure. L16.
Listener The..squatters were eventually given tenancy by the Greater London Council. M. Berlins You become entitled to a 'statutory tenancy'..with full security of tenure. C. Harman Sylvia and Valentine took up the tenancy.
Occupation of or residence in any place, position, or condition. L16.
Phrases etc.: joint-tenancy: see JOINT adjective. several tenancy: see SEVERAL adjective 7. tenancy at will a tenancy of unspecified duration, terminable by either side. tenancy in common a shared tenancy in which each holder has a distinct, separately transferable interest.