Tenancy
Pronunciation : Ten"an*cy
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [Cf. OF. tenace, LL. tenentia. See Tenant.] (Law) (a) A holding, or a mode of holding, an estate; tenure; the temporary possession of what belongs to another. (b) (O. Eng. Law) A house for habitation, or place to live in, held of another. Blount. Blacksto
Definition :
pl. Tenacies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913