Etymology

terre-tenant

Today it means: One who has the actual possession of land. Full definition →

French terre
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The story

  1. French · derived fromterre“earth, land”
  2. English todayterre-tenant

From French terre (“earth, land”) + tenant, present participle of tenir (“to hold”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchterre all →

Terrebonne ParishTerre HauteTerreneuvianterre-verte

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