lessee

[ le-see ]

/ lɛˈsi /

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noun

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

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Origin of lessee

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

OTHER WORDS FROM lessee

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

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How to use lessee in a sentence

Prospective lessees who had taken the trouble to inquire about the rental had learned that it was so high as to be prohibitive.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
Objection was made by the lessees on the ground of additional expense, and boats run by horse power were substituted.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II|Stephen M. Ostrander
The proctors or lessees dismissed or appointed vicars at their pleasure.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon|Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
It was complained of as a nuisance; and an action at law against the colliery lessees was threatened unless it was stopped.
Lives of the Engineers|Samuel Smiles

We are but temporary holders, lessees of property the ultimate title of which is vested in Him who created all that is.
The Vitality of Mormonism--Brief Essays|James E. Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for lessee

lessee

/ (lɛˈsiː) /

noun

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

Derived forms of lessee

lesseeship, noun

Word Origin for lessee

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

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