kindly tenant

noun

A tenant of the same stock as his landlord, or who held his lands in succession, from father to son, for several generations.

Meanings

nounkindly tenant (plural kindly tenants)

plural kindly tenants

  1. 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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APA

kindly tenant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kindly%20tenant

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Chicago

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