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tenure
[ ten-yer ]
/ ËtÉn yÉr /
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noun
the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
the holding of property, especially real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered.
the period or term of holding something.
status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent.
verb (used with object)
to give tenure to: After she served three years on probation, the committee tenured her.
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Origin of tenure
1250â1300; Middle English <Anglo-French; Old French teneure<Vulgar Latin *tenitura, equivalent to *tenit(us) held (for Latin tentus, past participle of tenÄre) + -ura-ure
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British Dictionary definitions for tenure
tenure
/ (ËtÉnjÊÉ, ËtÉnjÉ) /
noun
the possession or holding of an office or position
the length of time an office, position, etc, lasts; term
mainly US and Canadian the improved security status of a person after having been in the employ of the same company or institution for a specified period
the right to permanent employment until retirement, esp for teachers, lecturers, etc
property law
- the holding or occupying of property, esp realty, in return for services rendered, etc
- the duration of such holding or occupation
Derived forms of tenure
tenurial, adjectivetenurially, adverbWord Origin for tenure
C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tenitĆ«ra, ultimately from Latin tenÄre to hold
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