"terre-tenant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: terre-tenants [plural], ter-tenant [alternative]
Etymology: From French terre (“earth, land”) + tenant, present participle of tenir (“to hold”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|terre|t=earth, land}} French terre (“earth, land”) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=terre-tenant}} terre-tenant (plural terre-tenants)
  1. (law) One who has the actual possession of land. Synonyms: occupant, tenant
    Sense id: en-terre-tenant-en-noun-en:occupant__with_possession_of_a_place Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 12 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 17 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 22 39 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0 Topics: law
  2. (law) The owner of land acquired from a judgment debtor.
    Sense id: en-terre-tenant-en-noun-en:owner_of_land_acquired_from_a_judgment_debtor Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 12 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 17 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 22 39 Topics: law
  3. (law) The owner of land subject to a rentcharge.
    Sense id: en-terre-tenant-en-noun-en:owner_of_land_subject_to_a_rentcharge Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 12 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 17 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 22 39 Topics: law

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Alternative forms

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