tenant in common

tenant in common
tenant in common ˌtenant in ˈcommon noun tenants in common PLURALFORM [countable]
LAW PROPERTY a person who shares the ownership of land or property with two or more other people

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tenant in common UK US noun [C] (plural tenants in common) LAW, PROPERTY
► a person who owns a building or land with at least one other person. Each person's share of the property is not passed automatically to the other tenant or tenants in common when they die.
→ Compare JOINT TENANT(Cf. ↑joint tenant)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Tenant in common — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tenant in common — Tenant Ten ant, n. [F. tenant, p. pr. of tenir to hold. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Lieutenant}.] 1. (Law) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tenant in common — tenant in common: any of the parties holding a piece of property as a tenancy in common Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • tenant in common — noun someone who holds property in common with another person or persons so that each has quantum of interest in the whole property; on death, this quantum of interest passes to an heir or devisee who then becomes a tenant in common with the… …  

  • tenant in common — one who has a tenancy in common * * * Law. one of two or more persons who hold property by tenancy in common. Cf. joint tenant. [1600 10] …   Useful english dictionary

  • tenant in common — Law. one of two or more persons who hold property by tenancy in common. Cf. joint tenant. [1600 10] * * * …   Universalium

  • tenant in common — One of two or more owners of property who hold under a tenancy in common. See tenancy in common …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Tenant — Ten ant, n. [F. tenant, p. pr. of tenir to hold. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Lieutenant}.] 1. (Law) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tenant in capite — Tenant Ten ant, n. [F. tenant, p. pr. of tenir to hold. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Lieutenant}.] 1. (Law) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tenant in chief — Tenant Ten ant, n. [F. tenant, p. pr. of tenir to hold. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Lieutenant}.] 1. (Law) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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