joint tenant

American  

noun

Law.

1. one of two or more persons who hold property in joint tenancy.

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joint tenant

In law, a person is entitled to "succession" of a social housing tenancy if they are deemed a "qualifying person" such as a spouse, joint tenant or a family member.

From BBC ● May 19, 2023

The Church might quarrel with Emperors, but it regarded the Empire—the source of secular law and order—as its joint tenant in the world.

From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Henry Dwight Sedgwick

We there 'walked joint tenant of the shade' with the animal race; and a perfect equality in nature's bounty seems enjoyed by the whole creation.

From A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue by Sarah Scott

He had become the tenant of Mr Longestaffe's house, and at the same time had only been the joint tenant of Mr Longestaffe's study,—so that Mr Longestaffe's papers were almost in his very hands. 

From The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope

And what about me?" said I. "You're a joint tenant with me.

From Jonah and Co. by Dornford Yates