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cotenant

[koh-ten-uh nt]
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noun

a joint tenant.

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Nearby words

  1. cotc,
  2. cote,
  3. coteach,
  4. cotehardie,
  5. cotemporary,
  6. cotentin,
  7. cotenure,
  8. coterie,
  9. coterminous,
  10. coth

Origin of cotenant

First recorded in 1815–25; co- + tenant
Related formsco·ten·an·cy, co·ten·ure [koh-ten-yer] /koʊˈtɛn yər/, noun
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Examples from the Web for co-tenant

  • Anything which tended to tighten the bonds which held him to his co-tenant would have been a thing to avoid.

    Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett

  • Emile de Girardin and our good Borget (his co-tenant at the time) wager the sale will be four hundred thousand copies.

    Balzac|Frederick Lawton

  • And Fortescue came into my life as a co-tenant, a brother-in-law.

    Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters
British Dictionary definitions for co-tenant

cotenant

noun

a person who holds property jointly or in common with others
Derived Formscotenancy, noun
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