(historical) a peasant or farming household that rents land from a landlord and pays rent in kind or cash

a farmer who rents land from a landlord to cultivate, such as a sharecropper; in historical contexts, this often refers to those who owned no land of their own

to rent out land, mountain forests, or waters to tenant farmers

a farmer who rents land from a landlord

the right of a tenant farmer to continue renting and farming a plot of land

To terminate or cancel the lease of farmland, referring either to a landlord taking back the land or a tenant giving it up

Rent paid by a tenant farmer to a landlord for the use of land to farm.

to cultivate land belonging to another for a share of the crop or rent

A contract or land lease that establishes the relationship, rights, and obligations between a tenant farmer and a landowner

to take back land from a tenant farmer; to terminate a tenant's lease

(legal) A right to use another person's land for farming or animal husbandry forever in exchange for paying rent.