lessee

les·see  (l-s)

n.

One that holds a lease.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from past participle of lesser, to let out, lease; see lease.]

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lessee [lɛˈsiː]

n

(Law) a person to whom a lease is granted; a tenant under a lease

[via Anglo-French from Old French lessé, from lesser to lease¹]

lesseeship  n

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lessee

a person or entity to whom a lease is given; a person or entity that leases property as a tenant.

See also: Property and Ownership

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lessee - a tenant who holds a lease leaseholder holder - a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport" renter, tenant - someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent"

Translations

lessee [leˈsiː] N [of house] → inquilino/a m/f; [of land] → arrendatario/a m/f

lessee [ˌlɛˈsiː] n → locataire m/f (à bail), preneur/euse m/f

lessee

n → Pächter(in) m(f); (of house, flat) → Mieter(in) m(f); (of equipment) → Leasingnehmer(in) m(f)

lessee [lɛˈsiː] n → affittuario/a, locatario/a

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lessee [lɛˈsiː] n → affittuario/a, locatario/a