tenured

[ten-yerd]

adjective

1. of, having, or eligible for tenure, especially in a college or university.

   There are three tenured professors in the history department.

2. granting, allowing, or leading to tenure.

   None of the advertised jobs is a tenured position.

tenured

/ ˈtɛnjʊəd, ˈtɛnjəd /

adjective

1. 1. having tenure of office

      a tenured professor

   2. guaranteeing tenure of office

      a tenured post

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenured¹

First recorded in 1960–65; tenure + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Of Target’s roughly 400,000 employees, she is the most tenured.

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Compensation costs for staff and tenured faculty grew, too.

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"As the longest tenured coach with one team, along with his involvement with USA Basketball the past several years, he's well positioned to lead the USA men's national team."

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Not even a skipper as successful, tenured and respected as Knight was safe.

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When Hank offers to walk Maggie home after the party, it doesn’t take a tenured Ivy professor to guess what will happen next.

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