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undertenant

American  
[uhn-der-ten-uhnt] / ˈʌn dərˌtɛn ənt /

noun

  1. a subtenant.

Other Word Forms

  • undertenancy noun

Etymology

Origin of undertenant

First recorded in 1540–50; under- + tenant

Example Sentences

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Undertenant, un′dėr-ten-ant, n. one who sublets a farm, house, &c. from the actual tenant.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a vigorous interventionism in the land law subsequent to appeals to the King in landlord-tenant relations, brought by a lord or by an undertenant.

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