terre-tenant
English
noun
Definitions
- (legal) One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant.
- (legal) The owner of land acquired from a judgment debtor.
- (legal) The owner of land subject to a rentcharge.
Etymology
Derived from French terre (earth, land).
Origin
French
terre
Gloss
earth, land
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
ๅ, ๅฐ
Emoji
๐๏ธ ๐๏ธ ๐๏ธ ๐ ๐บ๏ธ
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Terre Haute English
- Terrebonne Parish English
- Terreneuvian English
- terre-verte English
- terra Latin
- terra Italian
- Terre-Neuve French
- Terreneuvien French
- enterrer French
- parterre French
- pomme de terre French
- terre French
- terrien French
- terrier French
- terrine French
- terre Middle French
- tรจ Haitian, Haitian Creole
- later Mauritian Creole
- later Seychellois Creole