kindly tenant
(historical, Scotland) A tenant of the same stock as his landlord, or who held his lands in succession, from father to son, for several generations.
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(historical, Scotland) A tenant of the same stock as his landlord, or who held his lands in succession, from father to son, for several generations.
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(Scotland, historical) A person, especially a kindly tenant, having land tenure by rental right.
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