cotenant

[ koh-ten-uhnt ]

/ koʊˈtɛn ənt /

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noun

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Origin of cotenant

First recorded in 1815–25; co- + tenant

OTHER WORDS FROM cotenant

co·ten·an·cy, co·ten·ure

[koh-ten-yer], /koʊˈtɛn yər/, noun

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How to use cotenant in a sentence

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
That sinister co-tenant he had seen peering at him through the blue eyes would get the better of him yet.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
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
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 cotenant

cotenant

/ (kəʊˈtɛnənt) /

noun

a person who holds property jointly or in common with others

Derived forms of cotenant

cotenancy, noun

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