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Subtenand, -tenant, n. Also: sib- and -tennand, -ten(n)end, -tennant, -ten(n)ent. Pl. also -tenenttis, -tennentes. [18th c. Eng. sub-tennant (1703, Isle of Man); Tenand(e n.] One who holds land from a tenant.(a) 1445 14th Rep. Hist. MSS App. iii 12.
Twenty schillingis … to be pait to me be the saide Androw Kere or his facturis or subtenandis 1465 Liber Dryburgh 278.
The take and sett of the said land … to hym & hys wife and thare subtennendis 1471 Acta Aud. 15/2.
Landis … clamyt be the said Thomas to pertene to him as subtenand to Alexander of Lawder 1496–7 Acta Conc. II 54.
Subtennandis 1508 Reg. Cupar A. I 276.
Grantit … to … George Berkla, and to Elizabeth Barry, his spouse, … with power to mak subtenandis vndir thame, al and hail the half of our landis of Litilperth 1513 Perth Guildry 484 (11 May).
And als at the said Dauid James & Finlay sall mak na subtennentis vnder thaim to the saides takis 1532 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 124.
This inqueist … deliveris … that all induellaris within our burgh hald subtenandis to ansuer to our alderman and balyeis of thair ewyll deidis 1533–4 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 108.
Subtenenttis 1536–7 Sc. Hist. Rev. VII 358.
With power to … Williame and Johne … to mak subtenentis for the lauboring of the said ground ane or ma as thai think maist expedient 1543–4 Chart. Coupar A. II 194.
Powar … to mak subtenentis ane or may of na gretar degre nor stait na thaim selfis 1549 Reg. Cupar A. II 240.
The said subtenentis beand husbandmen, lawboraris of the said grund, and duellaris thairupon 1558–9 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I 182. c1575 Balfour Pract. 126.
The sub-tenentis sould help, as thay gudlie may, thair immediat over-lord, in making payment of his releif to his superiour a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 98.
Subtenant 1670 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 263.
His father being onlie ane graseman and subtennent, and had no laboring but ane craft of land 1671 Salmon Borrowstounness 95.
No heritor … [shall] resset any subtennants, craters [etc.] … without … testimonialls(b) 1541 Elgin Rec. I 66.
Tha that ar sibtennendis to the burgh for the landis of Duuellegrene