subtenant

[ suhb-ten-uhnt ]

/ sʌbˈtɛn ənt /

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noun

a person who rents land, a house, or the like, from a tenant.

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Origin of subtenant

1400–50; late Middle English. See sub-, tenant

OTHER WORDS FROM subtenant

sub·ten·an·cy, noun

Words nearby subtenant

subsurface, subsystem, subtangent, subteen, subtemperate, subtenant, subtend, subtenure, subterfuge, subterminal, subternatural

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How to use subtenant in a sentence

Subtenant, sub-ten′ant, n. a tenant who hires or leases from one who is also a tenant.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
This was called subinfeudation, and the vassal of a vassal was called a subvassal or subtenant.
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe|James Harvey Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for subtenant

subtenant

/ (sʌbˈtɛnənt) /

noun

a person who rents or leases property from a tenant

Derived forms of subtenant

subtenancy, noun

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