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Definitions for Tenement

[1] Also called tenement house . a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.
[2] Law . any species of permanent property, as lands, houses, rents, an office, or a franchise, that may be held of another. tenements, freehold interests in things immovable considered as subjects of property.
[3] British . an apartment or room rented by a tenant.
[4] Archaic . any abode or habitation.
[5] Also called: tenement building (now esp in Scotland) a large building divided into separate flats
[6] a dwelling place or residence, esp one intended for rent
[7] mainly British a room or flat for rent
[8] property law any form of permanent property, such as land, dwellings, offices, etc

Words related to Tenement

coop, slum, high-rise, flat, cooperative, dump, pad, den, rental, digs

Words nearby Tenement

tenebrionid, tenebrism, tenebrous, tenectomy, tenedos, tenement, tenerife, tenesmic, tenesmus, tenet, tenfold

Origin of Tenement

1250–1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin tenēmentum, equivalent to Latin tenē(re ) to hold + -mentum -ment

Other words from Tenement

ten·e·men·tal [ten-uh -men -tl] /ˌtɛn əˈmɛn tl/ , ten·e·men·ta·ry [ten-uh -men -tuh -ree] /ˌtɛn əˈmɛn tə ri/ , adjective
ten·e·ment·ed , adjective

Word origin for Tenement

C14: from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenēre to hold

Synonyms for Tenement

boarding house, coop, high-rise, slum, cooperative, den, digs, dump, flat, pad, rental, apartment complex, high-rise apartment building, living quarters, project housing