sublessor

sublessor

See also: sub-lessor

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Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English lessor
English sublessor

    From sub- + lessor.

    Noun

    sublessor (plural sublessors)

    1. (property law) A tenant (or lessee) that grants a sublease; one who sublets.
      Synonyms: underlessor, sublandlord, underlandlord, subletter, underletter, (informal) subleaser, underleaser, (as tenant) head tenant, superior tenant
      Antonyms: subtenant, undertenant, sublessee, underlessee
      Hypernyms: lessor, landlord
      Hyponyms: subunderlessor, subsublessor, subsublandlord
      • 2009 January 18, Joyce Cohen, “Run Away and Join the City”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        The sublessor insisted on being there.

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