cotenant

[koh-ten-uh nt]

noun

a joint tenant.

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

Historical Examples of co-tenant

And Fortescue came into my life as a co-tenant, a brother-in-law.
Children of the Market Place
Edgar Lee Masters
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

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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