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Where does “tenant” come from?
tenant
(Middle French): holding
Definitions
holding
Words derived from “tenant”
lieutenant
leftenant
sublieutenant
lieutenantship
lieutenantry
lieutenant
Leutnant
Lieutenant
lieutenant
sub-lieutenant
luitenant
löjtnant
leifteanant
Oberleutnant
lajtnant
luteni
leutnant
lieutenantess
underlieutenant
laint
leutnant
løytnant
rūtene
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