English
lead tenant
* From lead + tenant.
Proto-Indo-European *leyt- ‘to leave, die’
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Proto-Germanic *laidijaną ‘to cause one to go, lead’
Proto-West Germanic *laidijan
Old English lǣdan ‘to lead’
Middle English leden
English lead
Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, draw’
Proto-Italic *tenēō ‘to hold’
Latin teneō ‘hold, keep’
Anglo-Norman tenaunt
Middle English tenaunt
English tenant
Today it means
noun The tenant nominated to be the primary point of contact for a managed residential joint tenancy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lead tenant