Synonyms for lessee

Grammar : Noun

Spell : le-see

Phonetic Transcription : lɛˈsi

Définition of lessee

Origin : "one to whom a lease is given," late 15c., from Anglo-French lesee, Old French lessé, past participle of lesser (Modern French laisser) "to let, leave" (see lease).

noun holder of lease

Example sentences :

The two detectives watched the lessee narrowly as that question was put.
Extract from : « The Chestermarke Instinct » by J. S. Fletcher

I was really manager most of the time, and lessee of the theatre.
Extract from : « Clarence » by Bret Harte

Gray-coat parson, a lay impropriator, or lessee of great tithes.
Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten

The lady is either the owner or the lessee of the Urania Theater.
Extract from : « The Iron Ration » by George Abel Schreiner

This was the opinion in the famous case of Martin vs. Hunter's Lessee.
Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 » by Albert J. Beveridge

He was sent on board by the lessee of the bar, who lived in Dubuque.
Extract from : « Old Times on the Upper Mississippi » by George Byron Merrick

The owner to whom the lease is given is called the tenant or lessee.
Extract from : « Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3 » by Various

The lessee pays a tenth of the produce of the soil for his right of cultivation.
Extract from : « The English Village Community » by Frederic Seebohm

Conductor, on The Apollonicon,—lent to the lessee for that night only,—Mr. Purkis.
Extract from : « Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II » by Various

Lessee has the right to renewal for ten years, rent not to exceed £3 an acre.
Extract from : « Getting Gold » by J. C. F. Johnson

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