"terre-tenant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: terre-tenants [plural]
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}} terre-tenant (plural terre-tenants)
  1. (law) One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant. Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-terre-tenant-en-noun-yU7lkcRB Disambiguation of People: 40 30 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 10 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 19 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 21 40 Topics: law
  2. (law) The owner of land acquired from a judgment debtor. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-terre-tenant-en-noun-vnBxFllQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 10 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 19 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 21 40 Topics: law
  3. (law) The owner of land subject to a rentcharge. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-terre-tenant-en-noun-SbeUd2YC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 10 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 19 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 21 40 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ter-tenant

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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