See Also:

tenant (oh) and various (oh)


tenant (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: , present participle of tenir 'to hold', from Latin tenere; TENACIOUS]
someone who lives in a house, room etc and pays rent to the person who owns it
-see also landlord landlord
::The desk was left by the previous tenant.

various (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: varius]
if there are various things, there are several different types of that thing
::The jacket is available in various colours.
::There are various ways to answer your question.
::He decided to leave school for various reasons .
many and various
BrE various and sundry AmE many different types of something
::The reasons why teenage girls get pregnant are many and various.