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tenant in common: any of the parties holding a piece of property as a tenancy in common
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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tenant in common — ˌtenant in ˈcommon noun tenants in common PLURALFORM [countable] LAW PROPERTY a person who shares the ownership of land or property with two or more other people * * * tenant in common UK US noun [C] (plural tena … Financial and business terms
Tenant in common — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tenant in common — Tenant Ten ant, n. [F. tenant, p. pr. of tenir to hold. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Lieutenant}.] 1. (Law) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tenant in common — noun someone who holds property in common with another person or persons so that each has quantum of interest in the whole property; on death, this quantum of interest passes to an heir or devisee who then becomes a tenant in common with the… …
tenant in common — one who has a tenancy in common * * * Law. one of two or more persons who hold property by tenancy in common. Cf. joint tenant. [1600 10] … Useful english dictionary
tenant in common — Law. one of two or more persons who hold property by tenancy in common. Cf. joint tenant. [1600 10] * * * … Universalium
tenant in common — One of two or more owners of property who hold under a tenancy in common. See tenancy in common … Ballentine's law dictionary
Tenant — Ten ant, n. [F. tenant, p. pr. of tenir to hold. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Lieutenant}.] 1. (Law) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tenant in capite — Tenant Ten ant, n. [F. tenant, p. pr. of tenir to hold. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Lieutenant}.] 1. (Law) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tenant in chief — Tenant Ten ant, n. [F. tenant, p. pr. of tenir to hold. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Lieutenant}.] 1. (Law) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
