tenement

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tenement, from Anglo-Norman tenement (“holding”), from Old French tenement, from Medieval Latin tenimentum, from Latin teneō (“hold”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛnɪmənt/ === Noun === tenement (plural tenements) A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. (law) Any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned. (figurative) A dwelling; abode; habitation. ==== Synonyms ==== (building): tenement house, apartment building ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== rooming house === References === “tenement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Occitan == === Etymology === First attested in the 13th century, From Old Occitan [Term?], from Medieval Latin tenimentum, from Latin teneō (“hold”). === Noun === tenement m (plural tenements) (Feudalism) a rural domain, manor, holdings (land) == Old French == === Etymology === Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin verb teneō. See the verb tenir. === Noun === tenement oblique singular, m (oblique plural tenemenz or tenementz, nominative singular tenemenz or tenementz, nominative plural tenement) holding (of land) ==== Descendants ==== → English: tenement French: tènement