A holding or mode of holding, in a state of tenure, temporary possession of that which belongs to another. The period of a tenant’s occupancy; an estate less than freehand, a holding of real estate under a lease, either written or oral. Tenancy in Common : Form of estate held by two or more persons, each of whom is considered as being possessed of the whole of and undivided part. Tenancy of Sufferance : One who holds or possesses real estate by any kind of title, either in fee, for life, for years or at will. In a more limited and popular sense, a tenant is one who has the temporary use of real estate which belongs to another.Tenant : One who holds or possesses real estate by any kind of title, either in fee, for life, for years or at will. In a more limited and popular sense, a tenant is one who has the temporary use of real estate which belongs to another.