Tenement – Apartment / room that is rented within a house or block of flats

(Pronounced ten-uh-muhnt)

To remember the definition of the word tenement, use the following mnemonic:

The tenor singing on the pavement (tenement) was heard by everyone with a rented apartment in the block of flats.

Examples of tenement in a sentence

The tenement I grew up in was tiny, with damp walls and holes in the ceiling.

Because it was a tenement, Robbie was so happy to be moving out of his parent's house.

Cathy was scared who would be moving into the tenement next door when the nice elderly neighbour passed away.