1. (n.) One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant; a renter\.

2. (n.) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is in another; -- correlative to landlord. See Tenement.

3. (v. t.) To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant.

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