Definition of "tenements" []

• Plural form of tenement. (noun)

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• "Historically, homeownership has been associated with freedom, while renting — often in tenements or mill villages — has been linked to the oppression of a landlord."
• "They want Americans to move to the urban core, live in tenements, [and] take light rail to their government jobs."
• "We copied our law that enabled us to tear down slum tenements from the English statute under which they cleared large areas over yonder long before we got to work."