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noun

a) The occupancy of property etc, under a lease, or by paying rent.

b) The period of occupancy by a tenant.

See Also: co-tenancy , fixed-term tenancy, holdover tenancy, joint tenancy with right of survivorship, periodic tenancy, tenancy at will, tenancy at sufferance, tenancy by the entirety, tenancy for life, tenancy for years, tenancy from year to year, tenancy from month to month, tenancy from week to week, tenancy in common