lessee

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /lɛˈsi/ UK /lɛˈsiː/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like lassie /ɛ/ vs /æ/

Meanings

1

noun
a person who holds property under a lease

The lessee is responsible for routine maintenance of the flat.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who holds property... tenant leaseholder renter occupant

Opposites

lessor landlord

Word family

Related forms lease lessor leaseholder

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman lessee, past participle of lesser ('to let, lease'), from Old French laissier, from Latin laxāre ('to loosen, release').

laissier Old French laxāre Latin

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# lessee

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /lɛˈsi/
**IPA (UK):** /lɛˈsiː/

## Meanings
1. a person who holds property under a lease

## Examples
- The lessee is responsible for routine maintenance of the flat.

## Synonyms
- tenant
- leaseholder
- renter
- occupant

## Antonyms
- lessor
- landlord

## Related Forms
- lease
- lessor
- leaseholder

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: laissier
- Root: laxāre

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman lessee, past participle of lesser ('to let, lease'), from Old French laissier, from Latin laxāre ('to loosen, release').

## AI Etymology
Lessee comes from Anglo-Norman lessee, past participle of lesser ('to let, lease'), from Old French laissier, from Latin laxāre ('to loosen, release'). The etymological trail includes Old French laissier and Latin laxāre. As a noun, lessee means a person who holds property under a lease. The same family is visible in related forms such as lease, lessor, and leaseholder.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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