tenantable

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In the case of houses for occupation, the tenant would have to keep the house in a tenantable state of repair during the term, and deliver it up in like condition.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

In view of the fact that Herrenius Capito had traced the bankrupt to Jerusalem, Jerusalem was no longer tenantable for the bankrupt.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

When the tenant had done these things, had made the land tenantable, the rent was raised.

From The New Irish Constitution by Morgan, J. H.

The famed temple of the Goddess of Liberty, is not tenantable enough to cover the Babel Deity from the peltings of the midnight storm.

From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Carr, John, Sir

Three or four times in twenty years the outgoing tenant will make good his dilapidations, and the house-agent will put the premises into tenantable repair—as these things are settled for us by lawyers and surveyors.

From Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society by Various