tenement[noun]Synonyms: apartment, chambers, flat, lodging(s), rental, rooms, suite
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ten‧e‧ment /ˈtenəmənt, ˈtenɪmənt/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: 'tenure', from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenere; ⇒ tenor]
a large building divided into apartments, especially in the poorer areas of a city
tenement building/house/block [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲