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tenancy

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tenancy
1. the temporary possession or holding by a tenant of lands or property owned by another
2. the period of holding or occupying such property
3. property held or occupied by a tenant
tenancy
Occupation by one with less than a fee interest in property, e.g., a tenancy for life, or a tenancy for a term of years. The latter type of tenancy usually is created by lease.
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They'd taken a house for six weeks, and at the end of her tenancy she wrote to tell him on which day she was arriving in London.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Garth got the assurance he desired, namely, that in case of Bulstrode's departure from Middlemarch for an indefinite time, Fred Vincy should be allowed to have the tenancy of Stone Court on the terms proposed.
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In the last days of autumn he had whitewashed the chalet, painted the doors, windows, and veranda, repaired the roof and interior, and improved the place so much that the landlord had warned him that the rent would be raised at the expiration of his twelvemonth's tenancy, remarking that a tenant could not reasonably expect to have a pretty, rain-tight dwelling-house for the same money as a hardly habitable ruin.
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