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lessee

A person who in exchange for a payment takes temporary possession of property through a lease.  If the property is real estate, the lessee is known as a tenant.

Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary

Also known as the tenant, the person who rents real estate from the owner (the lessor).

Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.

August 19, 2010, 5:19 pm