tenancy

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English

Etymology

From tenant +‎ -cy.

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tenancy (countable and uncountable, plural tenancies)

  1. Synonym of lease (an interest in land, its related contract or the document containing that contract); more commonly used when a lease is short-term or has a periodic rent that is not merely nominal.
    • 1983 December 31, Gary Phillips, “Gays in Gaol : Who Cares”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 14:
      Most gay people know oppresion as fear of losing a job, losing a tenancy or family ties.

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