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Where does “lessee” come from?

Lessee comes from Old French lessié, past participle of Old French lessier, from Latin laxo meaning to loosen, derived from Latin laxus meaning loose, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European slǵ-so and leh₁d-.

lessee (English): An individual or a corporation who has the right...

Definitions

  1. An individual or a corporation who has the right...

Ancestry of “lessee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlessiépast participle of lessier
2Old FrenchlessierAlternative form of laissier; to permit, to let
3LatinlaxoI extend, expand; I open, make wide; I undo,...
4Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

Words derived from “lessee”

  • sublessee
  • underlessee
  • lesseeship
  • colessee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →