Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Tenant
tenant, n. [Fr. < L. 'to hold'.]
- Denizen; inhabitant; temporary member of a household.
- Intern; resident; one who has a routine life.
- Occupant; dweller; one who lives in a place.
- Lodger; renter; [fig.] character; inner being.
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