tenement

Definitions of "tenement"
  1. A type of property, such as land, that one individual possesses through another individual
  2. Property ownership that qualifies as an estate
How to use "tenement" in a sentence
  1. The farmer leased the tenement from the landowner for his crop growing operations.
  2. The apartment building, recognized as a tenement, was held by the tenant from the property owner.
  3. Upon her grandmother's passing, she inherited a tenement in the countryside.

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