- cotenant
- One of the owners in cotenancy. See cotenancy.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
cotenant
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cotenant — co·ten·ant /ˌkō te nənt/ n: joint tenant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cotenant … Law dictionary
Cotenant — Co*ten ant (k? t?n ant), n. A tenant in common, or a joint tenant. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cotenant — [kō ten′ənt, kō′ten΄ənt] n. one of two or more persons who own a piece of property, each having an undivided right of possession cotenancy n … English World dictionary
cotenant — noun one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property • Hypernyms: ↑tenant * * * (ˈ)kō+ noun Etymology: co + tenant : joint tenant * * * cotenancy, cotenure /koh ten yeuhr/, n. /koh ten euhnt/, n. a joint tenant … Useful english dictionary
cotenant — cotenancy, cotenure /koh ten yeuhr/, n. /koh ten euhnt/, n. a joint tenant. [1815 25; CO + TENANT] * * * … Universalium
cotenant — noun A person who shares a tenancy with another; a co owner of an interest in property … Wiktionary
cotenant — n. joint tenant … English contemporary dictionary
cotenant — co·tenant … English syllables
cotenant — /koʊˈtɛnənt/ (say koh tenuhnt) noun one of two or more persons who hold property, especially a lessee. –cotenancy, noun …
subrogation of cotenant — The principle that a cotenant who has paid off or satisfied a debt secured by a mortgage or lien on the common property is entitled to assert the rights of the mortgagee or lienholder and to enforce the mortgage or lien as against his cotenant or … Ballentine's law dictionary
