head tenant

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English

Etymology

From head +‎ tenant.

Noun

head tenant (plural head tenants)

  1. (property law) The tenant of a headlease, who in turn is landlord to subtenants.
    Synonyms: (as tenant) superior tenant, (as landlord) sublessor, underlessor, sublandlord, underlandlord, subletter, underletter
    Antonyms: (as tenant) superior landlord, head landlord, (as landlord) subtenant, undertenant, sublessee, underlessee
  2. (UK, real estate, informal) Synonym of lead tenant.
    Synonyms: lead tenant, nominated tenant