Tenement Definition
tĕnə-mənt
tenements
noun
tenements
A building for human habitation, especially one that is rented to tenants.
American Heritage
Land, buildings, offices, franchises, etc. held of another by tenure.
Webster's New World
A dwelling house.
Webster's New World
A rundown, low-rental apartment building whose facilities and maintenance barely meet minimum standards.
American Heritage
A room or set of rooms tenanted as a separate dwelling; apartment; flat.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- tenement house
- firetrap
- eyesore
- low-income housing
- housing project
- slum-dwelling
- apartment house
- project
Other Word Forms of Tenement
Noun
Singular:
tenement
Plural:
tenementsOrigin of Tenement
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Middle English house from Old French from Medieval Latin tenēmentum from Latin tenēre to hold ten- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from Anglo-Norman, from Old French tenement, from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin verb teneo.
From Wiktionary
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