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tenement 1. (now esp in Scotland) a large building divided into separate flats 2. Property law any form of permanent property, such as land, dwellings, offices, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It is as though in this far country his spirit, that had wandered disembodied, seeking a tenement, at last was able to clothe itself in flesh. Intently he listened for any sound from the nether world, but all was as silent below as above; the house under the ground seemed to be but one more empty tenement in the void. The universe is but a tenement Of all things visible. |
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