"kindly tenant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kindly tenants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kindly tenant (plural kindly tenants)
  1. (historical, Scotland) A tenant of the same stock as his landlord, or who held his lands in succession, from father to son, for several generations. Tags: Scotland, historical
    Sense id: en-kindly_tenant-en-noun-5ZX9ePNI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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