tenement. 1. Property (esp. land) held by freehold; an estate or holding of land.
dominant tenement. See dominant estate under ESTATE(4). servient tenement (s<<schwa>>r-vee-<<schwa>>nt). See servient estate under ESTATE(4). 2. A house or other building used as a residence. 3. An apartment. 4.TENEMENT HOUSE.