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Someone who pays rent for the privilege of not owning their own walls.
means A person or business that occupies property owned by someone else, usually under a lease and in exchange for rent.
from From the Latin tenere, to hold, via the French tenant, literally one who is holding — you hold the keys, the landlord holds the deed.
Legal cousinTenure and lieutenant share the same holding root.
Plant worldTenants can be other species, like vines or epiphytes.
Common lawTenants once held land directly from the king.