ten·an·cy /ˈtenənsɪ/ n. 1. (土地、房屋等的)租赁，租用 hold a joint (sole) tenancy of a flat 共同(单独)租用一套房间 Once they took up the tenancy they couldn't be evicted. 他们一旦承租就不能被逐出。 2. 租赁期限 a five-year tenancy 5年租期 3. 占用 4. 任职；任职期 He holds his tenancy as professor of American literature at the university. 他在那所大学任美国文学教授之职。 5. 〈古〉租地；租屋