Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenancy by the entirety

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: ten-an-cy by the en-tire-ty
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of concurrent estate available only to married couples, where ownership of property is treated as though the couple were a single legal person.

Inflected Forms

tenancies by the entirety (plural)

Questions

What does tenancy by the entirety mean?: A type of concurrent estate available only to married couples, where ownership of property is treated as though the couple were a single legal person.

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