- Undertenant
- Undertenant \Un"der*ten`ant\, n. The tenant of a tenant; one who holds lands or tenements of a tenant or lessee. [1913 Webster]
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Undertenant
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undertenant — un·der·ten·ant / ən dər ˌte nənt/ n: a tenant (as a sublessee) who takes some part of the tenancy of another tenant (as a lessee) used esp. in New York Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
undertenant — noun Date: 1546 one who holds lands or tenements by a sublease … New Collegiate Dictionary
undertenant — undertenancy, n. /un deuhr ten euhnt/, n. a subtenant. [1540 50; UNDER + TENANT] * * * … Universalium
undertenant — noun A tenant who holds property from another tenant; a subtenant … Wiktionary
undertenant — n. secondary tenant, one who rents an apartment from the main lessee … English contemporary dictionary
undertenant — noun a subtenant. Derivatives undertenancy noun (plural undertenancies) … English new terms dictionary
undertenant — /ˈʌndətɛnənt/ (say unduhtenuhnt) noun → subtenant. –undertenancy, noun …
undertenant — n. a subtenant. Derivatives: undertenancy n. (pl. ies). * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: under (III) + tenant : the tenant of a tenant : one who holds lands or tenements by an underlease * * * undertenancy, n … Useful english dictionary
leasehold estate — England, Wales An estate in land which provides the holder of the estate with rights of possession and use of the land but not ownership. The freehold is retained by the freeholder who grants the lease (also referred to as a tenancy) as the… … Law dictionary
Subtenant — Sub*ten ant, n. (Law) One who rents a tenement, or land, etc., of one who is also a tenant; an undertenant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
