1. tenants collectively; the body of tenants on an estate or in a particular area
Usage: formal

Examples

• The landlord met with representatives of the tenantry to discuss rent increases.
• The estate’s tenantry consisted mainly of farming families.
• The new property management company promised to improve relations with the tenantry.
• Local tenantry organized to petition for better housing conditions.
• The medieval lord depended on his tenantry for agricultural labor.
• Rising property values affected the entire tenantry in the neighborhood.