noun
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tenants collectively, esp those with the same landlord
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the status or condition of being a tenant
Etymology
Origin of tenantry
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at tenant, -ry
Example Sentences
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The system involved the absentee and irresponsible landlord, the rack-renting agent, and a tenantry driven onto smaller and smaller patches of land, until whole families existed on one or even half an acre of soil.
From Time Magazine Archive
Furthermore, he is noted for the keen and intelligent interest he takes in his tenantry in all parts of the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
His only steadfast affection is for Chevron, its venerable house, its loyal tenantry, even its exhausting duties.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Jenkintown, the Philadelphia suburb near which they live, the Bryans' gracious hospitality is a byword and to both gentry and tenantry alike Mr. Bryan is known as Big Hearted Joe.
From Time Magazine Archive
The meadow in Shifford is divided into twelve strips, and these are distributed among the lord and the tenantry, but they are not apportioned to any one for constant ownership.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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