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Tenant
"person who holds lands by title or lease" (early 14th fourteenth century) from Anglo-French tenaunt
from O Fr. tenant "possessor"
past participle of tenir "to hold"
from L. tenere "hold, keep, grasp"
What is the origin of the word tenant?
A.
the Latin word tenere
B.
the French word tenir
C.
the Old English word possessor
D.
the Anglo-French word tenaunt
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D. Anglo-French word tenaunt.
(Word comes from Anglo-French tenaunt, from Old French tenant — the participle of tenir — ultimately from Latin tenere.)
(Word comes from Anglo-French tenaunt, from Old French tenant — the participle of tenir — ultimately from Latin tenere.)
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