tenant for life
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tenant for life — a person entitled under a trust to the use of or income from property for the duration of his life. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001. tenant for life … Law dictionary
tenant for life — UK US noun [C] LAW, PROPERTY ► LIFE TENANT(Cf. ↑life tenant) … Financial and business terms
estate for life — index freehold Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 estate for life … Law dictionary
life tenant — n: a tenant having possession of property for the duration of his or her life: one having a life estate in property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. life tenant … Law dictionary
life tenant — ➔ tenant * * * life tenant UK US noun [C] (also tenant for life) LAW, PROPERTY ► someone who is officially allowed to rent or use an area of land or a building for as long as they live: »Unless the life tenant s use is restricted, they can lease… … Financial and business terms
tenancy for life — See life estate; life tenant … Ballentine's law dictionary
tenant — In the broadest sense, one who holds or possesses lands or tenements by any kind of right or title, whether in fee, for life, for years, at will, or otherwise. In a more restricted sense, one who holds lands of another; one who has the temporary… … Black's law dictionary
tenant — Synonyms and related words: abide, addressee, artist in residence, berth, board and roomer, boarder, bunk, cohabit, denizen, domicile, domiciliate, doss down, dwell, dweller, habitant, hang out, hirer, homesteader, house detective, incumbent,… … Moby Thesaurus
tenant — ten·ant / te nənt/ n [Anglo French, from Old French, from present participle of tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre]: one who holds or possesses property by any kind of right: one who holds a tenancy in property; specif: one who possesses property… … Law dictionary
life estate — see estate 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. life estate … Law dictionary
