terre-tenant

== English == === Alternative forms === ter-tenant === Etymology === From French terre (“earth, land”) + tenant, present participle of tenir (“to hold”). === Noun === terre-tenant (plural terre-tenants) (law) One who has the actual possession of land. Synonyms: occupant, tenant (“occupant”) Coordinate terms: lessee, tenant (“lessee”), renter (all often coinstantial) (law) The owner of land acquired from a judgment debtor. Hypernyms: landholder, landowner < owner (law) The owner of land subject to a rentcharge. Hypernyms: landholder, landowner < owner Coordinate terms: lessor, landlord