different between occupant vs tenet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occupant, present participle of occuper.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??k.j?.p?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??k.j?.p?nt/

Noun

occupant (plural occupants)

1. A person who occupies an office or a position.

2. A person who occupies a place.
   1. A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.
3. The owner or tenant of a property.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.ky.p??/

Verb

occupant

1. present participle of occuper

Adjective

occupant (feminine singular occupante, masculine plural occupants, feminine plural occupantes)

1. occupying

Noun

occupant m (plural occupants, feminine occupante)

1. occupant

Latin

Verb

occupant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of occup?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tenet (“it holds”), from tene? (“hold; have”). Compare obsolete tenent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?n?t/, /?t?n?t/
• Rhymes: -?n?t

Noun

tenet (plural tenets)

1. An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

Translations

Anagrams

• etten

Latin

Verb

tenet

1. third-person singular present active indicative of tene?