Word: tenancy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ten
an
cy
Definition: The period of occupancy by a tenant.
Morphemes:
Affix: tenant
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To hold as, or be, a tenant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tenēre
Language: la
Decoded: tenere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to hold, have; grasp
Affix: -cy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e.g. obstinacy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -cia
Language: la
Decoded: -cia
Meaning: -cia