tenantry

[ ten-uhn-tree ]

/ ˈtɛn ən tri /

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noun

tenants collectively; the body of tenants on an estate.

the state or condition of being a tenant.

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Origin of tenantry

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at tenant, -ry

Words nearby tenantry

tenant, tenant farmer, tenant farming, tenant in chief, tenant in common, tenantry, tenants association, tenants' charter, Tencel, ten-cent store, tench

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How to use tenantry in a sentence

If this be so, might not the Cauldwell charter chest contain some references to their Stevenson tenantry?
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Richard also had discovered good in Arthur—among other things a careful regard to his word, and to his father's tenantry.
There and Back|George MacDonald
The feeling of the crofters in regard to increase of rent and eviction is very similar to that of the Irish tenantry.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885|Various
The conduct of the tenantry towards the landlords has been generous and considerate in the extreme.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 68, No. 417, July, 1850|Various

Here he occupied himself in plans to ameliorate the condition of his tenantry.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, No. 411, January 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tenantry

tenantry

/ (ˈtɛnəntrɪ) /

noun

tenants collectively, esp those with the same landlord

the status or condition of being a tenant

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