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tenant for years

 
 
noun [C] (plural tenants for years)

Definition

LAW, PROPERTY a person or organization that pays rent to use property or land for a fixed number of years
(Definition of tenant for years noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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