tenantism

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noun

The status of a tenant.

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Meanings

nountenantism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe status of a tenant.

    Then I saw how a spot no larger than this could be crowded with millions of souls, and yet be apparently uninhabited. Romanism increases the degradation of tenantism, and rum completes it.

    1866, Gilbert Haven, The Pilgrim's Wallet, page 8

Origin

From tenant + -ism.

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APA

tenantism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenantism

MLA

“tenantism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenantism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenantism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenantism.

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