tenancy C2+ Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈtɛnənsi/ UK /ˈtɛnənsi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the possession or occupation of land or property by rental tenure Her tenancy of the flat ends at the close of the month. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the possession or... occupancyoccupationtenureleaseresidencyholding Word family Related forms tenanttenementtenuretenable Etymology AI details From Anglo-Norman tenaunce, from Old French tenant ('holding'), present participle of tenir ('to hold'), from Latin tenere ('to hold'). tenir Old French tenere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tenancy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛnənsi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛnənsi/ ## Meanings 1. the possession or occupation of land or property by rental tenure ## Examples - Her tenancy of the flat ends at the close of the month. ## Synonyms - occupancy - occupation - tenure - lease - residency - holding ## Related Forms - tenant - tenement - tenure - tenable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tenir - Root: tenere ## Etymology From Anglo-Norman tenaunce, from Old French tenant ('holding'), present participle of tenir ('to hold'), from Latin tenere ('to hold'). ## AI Etymology Tenancy is from Anglo-Norman tenaunce, from Old French tenant ('holding'), present participle of tenir ('to hold'), from Latin tenere ('to hold'). Important recorded forms include tenir (Old French) and tenere (Latin). Morphologically, the ending or combining element adapts the older base to the present English part of speech while keeping the historical sense visible. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers the possession or occupation of land or property by rental tenure. The wider family includes related words such as tenant, tenement, tenure, and tenable. ## Topics - Work & Careers - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown