Etymology

lessee

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Today it means: An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman lessié
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lessee · noun1

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromlessié
  2. English todaylessee

From Anglo-Norman lessié, past participle of lessier (“to permit, to let”).

lessee · verb2

Contraction.

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