cotenant vs tenant

cotenant and tenant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cotenant	Yes	No	No	No
tenant	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tenant is a hypernym of cotenant; that is, tenant is a word with a broader meaning than cotenant:

cotenant: one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property
tenant: a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)

cotenant (noun)	tenant (noun)
one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property	someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
	any occupant who dwells in a place
	a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)

cotenant (verb)	tenant (verb)
	occupy as a tenant