# tenement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛnɪmənt/ · frequency rank #34,714

## Definitions
1. A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
2. Any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned.
3. A dwelling; abode; habitation.

## Etymology
From Middle English tenement, from Anglo-Norman tenement (“holding”), from Old French tenement, from Medieval Latin tenimentum, from Latin teneō (“hold”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`etnement`, `teenment`, `teneemnt`, `tenemennt`, `tenementt`, `tenemetn`, `tenemment`, `tenemnet`, `tenmeent`, `tennement`, `tneement`, `ttenement`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tenement