undertenant

[uhn-der-ten-uhnt]

noun

1. a subtenant.

Other Word Forms

• undertenancy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of undertenant¹

First recorded in 1540–50; under- + tenant

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg