Terre-tenant
Pronunciation : Terre"-ten`ant
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. terre earth, land + tenant, p.pr. of tenir to hold.] (Law)
Definition : Defn: One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant. [Written also ter-tenant.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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