tenancy

C2+ Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˈtɛnənsi/ UK /ˈtɛnənsi/ See IPA manual

noun

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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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the possession or... occupancy occupation tenure lease residency holding

Word family

Related forms tenant tenement tenure tenable

Etymology

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

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# 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

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