lease

N. a special kind of contract between a property owner and a person wanting temporary enjoyment and use of the property, in exchange for rent paid to the property owner. Where the property is land or a building, the property owner is called a landlord and the person who contracts to receive the temporary enjoyment and use is called a tenant.

V. to lease - to rent

In France, under the regulation which has existed since 1945, the agricultural tenant has a right to the renewal of a lease except where the landlord wishes to exploit the farm himself.