untenured

[ uhn-ten-yerd ]

adjective

1. unheld, as property or a position.
2. lacking tenure, as a college instructor.
3. not offering or leading to tenure, as some college teaching positions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of untenured¹

un- ¹ + tenured

Example Sentences

The news first came to light in the spring when West, in announcing he was leaving, said the university had turned down a recommendation by a faculty committee that would have made his untenured position a tenured one.

From Washington Post