TEN'ANCY, noun [Latin tenens.] In law, a holding or possession of lands or tenements; tenure; as tenancy in fee simple; tenancy in tail; tenancy by the curtesy; tenancy at will. tenancy in common happens where there is a unity of possession merely.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.