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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. having tenure of office

      a tenured professor

    2. guaranteeing tenure of office

      a tenured post

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tenured1

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From BBC

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

From Salon

Alter, a tenured professor, was fired earlier this month and accused by Texas State University President Kelly Damphouse of “inciting violence” for a recent speech at a socialist conference.

From Salon

Allen spent last season in Chicago after the Chargers traded their then-longest tenured player to the Bears in an attempt to become salary-cap compliant after the start of free agency.

The tenured professor taught economics at the Berkeley Haas School for 13 years and was born in Poland, according to UC Berkeley.

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