nontenancy

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ tenancy.

Noun

nontenancy (uncountable)

1. Lack of tenancy; the state of being uninhabited.
   • 1975, Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Notornis, volume 22, page 265:

     A review of other known breeding stations of this subspecies suggests that breeding sites are subject to periods of nontenancy.