subtenant

[ suhb-ten-uh nt ]
/ sʌbˈtɛn ənt /

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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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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