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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : ten-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn ənt

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Définition of tenanted

Origin :
  • early 14c., "person who holds lands by title or by lease," from Anglo-French tenaunt (late 13c.), Old French tenant (12c.), noun use of present participle of tenir "to hold," from Latin tenere "hold, keep" (see tenet).
  • As in inhabited : adj occupied
  • As in rented : adj leased
  • As in inhabit : verb take up residence in
  • As in occupy : verb reside; use
  • As in reside : verb live or exist in
  • As in dwell : verb live in
Example sentences :
  • They are barren, till the imagination has tenanted them with possibilities of danger and dismay.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • The shores of its creeks and fens are tenanted by minks and muskrats.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • The library was tenanted by Cousin Percy, who was taking a nap on the lounge.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • There was a mean suburb in front of our position, tenanted solely by Egyptians.
  • Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
  • Gilian realised that his imagination, and his imagination only, had tenanted the pew.
  • Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
  • It was often surmised that this ample region must be tenanted by some other planet.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball
  • It was now tenanted by one too young, too pure, to fear aught unearthly.
  • Extract from : « Rookwood » by William Harrison Ainsworth
  • These were tenanted by young men in every stage of suffering and exhaustion.
  • Extract from : « In the Track of the Troops » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • It was tenanted and enjoyed by countless numbers of living creatures.
  • Extract from : « The Pioneers » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • At the time of these alterations, the house was tenanted by a shoemaker.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 137, June 12, 1852 » by Various

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