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English
Etymology
From sub- + tenant.
Noun
subtenant (plural subtenants)
- (property law) A tenant of a sublease.
- Synonyms: undertenant, sublessee, underlessee
- Antonyms: sublessor, underlessor, sublandlord, underlandlord, subletter, underletter, head tenant, superior tenant, (informal) subleaser, underleaser
- Hypernyms: tenant, lessee
- Hyponyms: subundertenant, subsubtenant, subunderlessee, subsublessee
Translations
Verb
subtenant (third-person singular simple present subtenants, present participle subtenanting, simple past and past participle subtenanted)
- (property law, informal) Synonym of sublet.
- Synonyms: sublet, underlet, (informal) sublease, underlease