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Tenancy

//ˈtɛnənsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of lease (an interest in land, its related contract or the document containing that contract); more commonly used when a lease is short-term or has a periodic rent that is not merely nominal. countable, uncountable

    "Most gay people know oppresion as fear of losing a job, losing a tenancy or family ties."

  2. 2
    an act of being a tenant or occupant wordnet

Etymology

From tenant + -cy.

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