tenement
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ten·e·ment
(tĕn′ə-mənt)n.
1. A building for human habitation, especially one that is rented to tenants.
2. A rundown, low-rental apartment building whose facilities and maintenance barely meet minimum standards.
3. Chiefly British An apartment or room leased to a tenant.
4. Law A property of a permanent nature that is possessed or owned, such as land or a building, along with the rights associated with such possession or ownership.
[Middle English, house, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tenēmentum, from Latin tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
ten′e·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.
tenement
(ˈtɛnəmənt)n
1. (Human Geography) Also called: tenement building (now esp in Scotland) a large building divided into separate flats
2. a dwelling place or residence, esp one intended for rent
3. chiefly Brit a room or flat for rent
4. (Law) property law any form of permanent property, such as land, dwellings, offices, etc
[C14: from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenēre to hold]
tenemental, ˌteneˈmentary adj
ˈteneˌmented adj
ten•e•ment
(ˈtɛn ə mənt)n.
1. Also called ten′ement house`. a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, esp. in a poor section of a large city.
2. Law. property of a permanent or fixed nature, whether corporeal or incorporeal, as lands or rent.
3. Archaic. any abode or habitation.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin tenēmentum= Latin tenē(re) to hold + -mentum -ment]
tenement
- First meant "holding as a possession."See also related terms for possession.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  tenement - a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standardsapartment building, apartment house - a building that is divided into apartments |
Translations
tenement
n
(also tenement house) → Mietshaus nt, → Mietskaserne f (pej)
(Jur) → Mietbesitz m; (= farm) → Pachtbesitz m