quasi tenant
Preserved but no longer current.
The tenant of a house sublet. Quasimodo Sunday (kwa zi mo doO. The first Sunday after Easter; so called because the "Introit" of the day begins with these words: Quasi modo geniti infantes (1 Pet. ii, 2).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “quasi tenant” mean?
The tenant of a house sublet. Quasimodo Sunday (kwa zi mo doO. The first Sunday after Easter; so called because the "Introit" of the day begins with these words: Quasi modo geniti infantes (1 Pet. ii, 2).
Is “quasi tenant” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.