Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tenant \Ten"ant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tenanted}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Tenanting}.]
   To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant.

         Sir Roger's estate is tenanted by persons who have
         served him or his ancestors.             --Addison.