noun
tenement
Property held under a legal right of possession.
The deed describes the tenement and the owner's right to possession.
Etymology
The Latin legal noun names something held. Tenement originally concerns property possessed under a recognized legal right, not only a type of building.
More examples
- The farm and its outbuildings form a single tenement.
- The lease identifies the boundaries of the tenement.
- The estate includes several tenements held under different titles.
Forms
tenement · tenements