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1lawfemalewoman who holds land or property in tenancy in her own right:
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) [...] as baans de secundes esposailes qe solempnement furent demaundez par trois foiz en la eglise mesmes ou la tenaunte fut presente
BRITT ii 273
(1302) si avowe il sur ceste Margerie, abbesse, com sur sa verey tenaunte
YBB 30-31 Ed I 63
(1328) la susdite Margarete fut tenaunte jointe ové le dit Bartholomeu
Rot Parl1 ii 23
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) Contre Avarice la tenante Franchise y vient la despendante
GOWERMirour 10138
tenante en commune
lawfemalewoman who holds land or property in tenancy together with another person:
(
1260; MS: c.1300
) Si un homme demaunde vers un autre tere ou tenement, dunt acune femme tient acune partie de cel tenement en dowere, si cele femme ne seit mis en cel bref si com ele fust tenaunte en commune, le bref est abatable
Brev Plac 125.33
tenante en dower
lawfemaletenant in dower, woman who holds land or property in tenancy as dower after the death of her husband:
(
1310-11
) Tenaunte en dowere lessa son estat, etc.
YBB Ed II ix 192
lawfemalewoman who holds land or property in tenancy for life:
(
1310-11
) la tenante a terme de vie vynt en court e dit [...]
YBB Ed II vi 100
(
1322-23
) [...] lequel Robert morust sauns heyr de soun corps, aprés quy mort Margarete, tenaunte a terme de vie par la talye, prist autre baroun [...]
Rot Parl1 i 411
tenante1 (1260)