tenancy

Plural: tenancies

Noun

• The temporary occupancy or possession of land or property.
• an act of being a tenant or occupant
• Synonym of lease (an interest in land, its related contract or the document containing that contract); more commonly used when a lease is short-term or has a periodic rent that is not merely nominal.

Examples

• His TENANCY of the triple-word score spot was short-lived, unfortunately.

Synonyms

occupancy, lease