Associations to the word «Tenancy»

Wiktionary

TENANCY, noun. The occupancy of property etc, under a lease, or by paying rent.
TENANCY, noun. The period of occupancy by a tenant.
TENANCY, noun. The property occupied by a tenant.
TENANCY BY THE ENTIRETY, noun. (legal) A type of concurrent estate formerly available only to married couples, where ownership of property is treated as though the couple were a single legal person.
TENANCY FOR LIFE, noun. A life estate.

Dictionary definition

TENANCY, noun. An act of being a tenant or occupant.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats