head tenant

noun

The tenant of a headlease, who in turn is landlord to subtenants.

Similar
superior tenantsublessorunderlessorsublandlordunderlandlordsubletterunderletterlead tenant
Opposite
superior landlordhead landlordsubtenantundertenantsublessee
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Meanings

nounhead tenant (plural head tenants)

plural head tenants

  1. lawThe tenant of a headlease, who in turn is landlord to subtenants.

    Synonyms: superior tenant, sublessor, underlessor, sublandlord, underlandlord, subletter, underletter · Antonyms: superior landlord, head landlord, subtenant, undertenant, sublessee, underlessee

  2. UKinformalbusinessSynonym of lead tenant.

    Synonyms: lead tenant, nominated tenant, lead tenant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe tenant of a headlease, who in turn is landlord to subtenants.

Similar
superior tenantsublessorunderlessorsublandlordunderlandlordsubletterunderletter
Opposite
superior landlordhead landlordsubtenantundertenantsublesseeunderlessee

nounSynonym of lead tenant.

Similar
lead tenantnominated tenantlead tenant
Also see
lead tenantnominated tenantsublandlordsubleasersublessorsublettersuperior tenantunderlandlordunderleaserunderlessorunderletter

Origin

From head + tenant.

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Cite this entry
APA

head tenant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20tenant

MLA

“head tenant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20tenant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “head tenant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20tenant.

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