<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Tenancy (plural: tenancies).</li><li>A holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.</li><li>The period of a tenant's occupancy.</li><li>Occupancy or enjoyment of a position, post, situation, etc.: her tenancy as professor of history at the state university.</li><li>Archaic: A piece of land held by a tenant; holding.</li></ul>