Word: undertenant
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
ten
ant
Definition: A tenant who holds property from another tenant; a subtenant
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: tenant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who holds a property by any kind of right, including ownership.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tenēre
Language: la
Decoded: tenere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to possess, occupy, control