English · Idiom Historical

tenant at will

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

One who can at any moment be dispossessed of his tenancy at the will of the landlord or lessor.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người thuê nhà có thể bị mất nhà ở bất kỳ lúc nào

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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.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “tenant at will” mean?

One who can at any moment be dispossessed of his tenancy at the will of the landlord or lessor.

Is “tenant at will” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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