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tenant-in-chief

ten·ant-in-chief
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ten-uh nt in cheef]
    • /ˈtɛn ənt ɪn tʃif/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ten-uh nt in cheef]
    • /ˈtɛn ənt ɪn tʃif/

Definitions of tenant-in-chief word

  • noun tenant-in-chief a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king. 1
  • noun tenant-in-chief (in feudal society) a tenant who held some or all of his lands directly from the king 0
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Origin of tenant-in-chief

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10

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Parts of speech for Tenant-in-chief

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Tenant-in-chief

tenant-in-chief popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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