Meanings
plural kindly tenants
- ScotlandhistoricalA tenant of the same stock as his landlord, or who held his lands in succession, from father to son, for several generations.
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kindly tenant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kindly%20tenant
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