"sitting tenant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sitting tenants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sitting tenant (plural sitting tenants)
  1. (UK) A tenant who is already in occupation of a premises, especially when there is a change of owner. The tenant is not evicted when the property is sold to a new owner. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-sitting_tenant-en-noun-VUd7GRG~ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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