Nearby words
lesotho, lespedeza, lesquerella, less, less than, lessee, lessen, lesseps, lesser, lesser antilles, lesser ape
Related formsles·see·ship, nounun·der·les·see, noun
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lessee
/ (lɛˈsiː) /
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 lessees
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).
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