lessee

[le-see]

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noun

a person, group, etc., to whom a lease is granted.

Origin of lessee

1485–95; < Anglo-French. See lease¹, -ee

Related formsles·see·ship, nounun·der·les·see, noun

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Related Words for lessee

renter, tenant

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Historical Examples of lessee

The two detectives watched the lessee narrowly as that question was put.
The Chestermarke Instinct
J. S. Fletcher
I was really manager most of the time, and lessee of the theatre.
Clarence
Bret Harte
Gray-coat parson, a lay impropriator, or lessee of great tithes.
The Slang Dictionary
John Camden Hotten
The lady is either the owner or the lessee of the Urania Theater.
The Iron Ration
George Abel Schreiner
This was the opinion in the famous case of Martin vs. Hunter's Lessee.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4
Albert J. Beveridge

British Dictionary definitions for lessee

lessee

noun

a person to whom a lease is granted; a tenant under a lease

Derived Formslesseeship, noun

Word Origin for lessee

C15: via Anglo-French from Old French lessé, from lesser to lease 1

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Word Origin and History for lessee

"one to whom a lease is given," late 15c., from Anglo-French lesee, Old French lessé, past participle of lesser (Modern French laisser) "to let, leave" (see lease).