"tenant in common" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tenants in common [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|tenants in common}} tenant in common (plural tenants in common)
  1. (law) One of the owners of an asset that is mutually owned by tenancy in common. Categories (topical): Law, People

Inflected forms

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