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/ten"euhn tree/, n.1. tenants collectively; the body of tenants on an estate.2. the state or condition of being a tenant.[1350-1400; ME; see TENANT, -RY]
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Tenantry — Ten ant*ry, n. 1. The body of tenants; as, the tenantry of a manor or a kingdom. [1913 Webster] 2. Tenancy. [Obs.] Ridley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tenantry — index inhabitation (act of dwelling in) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tenantry — [ten′ən trē] n. pl. tenantries [ME: see TENANT & RY] 1. the tenants collectively, as of an estate 2. the condition of being a tenant … English World dictionary
tenantry — noun The state or act of being a tenant. The walls were never painted during my tenantry, becoming dingier and dingier as the years went by … Wiktionary
tenantry — noun the tenantry old use all the farmers who rent land from the same person in one place … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Tenantry Column — The Tenantry Column is a monument to the south of Alnwick town centre, in Northumberland, England.The Greek Doric order [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=uoIHAAAAQAAJ The wandering knight of Dunstanborough castle, and miscellaneous poems]… … Wikipedia
tenantry — noun (plural ries) Date: 14th century 1. tenancy 2. a body of tenants … New Collegiate Dictionary
tenantry — ten|ant|ry [ tenəntri ] noun count OLD FASHIONED all the TENANTS who rent land or other property from one owner … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tenantry — ten·ant·ry || tenÉ™ntrɪ n. occupying of land, occupation of property, leasehold … English contemporary dictionary
tenantry — noun 1》 [treated as sing. or plural] the tenants of an estate. 2》 tenancy … English new terms dictionary
