TEN'ANT-RIGHT
\tˈɛnəntɹˈa͡ɪt], \tˈɛnəntɹˈaɪt], \t_ˈɛ_n_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈaɪ_t]\
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the customary right of the tenant to sit continuously at a reasonable rent, and to receive compensation for his interest from the incoming tenant, and for all permanent or unexhausted improvements from the landlord; TEN'ANTRY, the body of tenants on an estate. [Fr. tenant--L. tenens, pr.p. of ten[=e]re, to hold.]
By Thomas Davidson
