tenantry noun. ['tɛnǝntri] LME.
[from TENANT noun + -RY.]
1. The state or condition of being a tenant; tenancy. LME.

2. Land let out to tenants; the profits of such land. LME.
b. Land, property, etc., held by a tenant under a landlord. LME-E17.

3. The body of tenants on an estate or estates. E17.
b. transf. A set of occupants or inhabitants. L18.

4. spec. That part of a manor or estate occupied and farmed by tenants, as distinct from the owner's or landlord's demesne. L18.

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