Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TEN'AN-CY
TEN'AN-CY, n. [Sp. tenencia; Fr. tenant; L. tenens.]
In law, a holding or possession of lands or tenements; tenure; as, tenancy in fee simple; tenancy in tail; tenancy by the courtesy; tenancy at will. Tenancy in common happens where there is a unity of possession merely. Blackstone.
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