tenured

American  

[ten-yerd] / ˈtɛn jərd /

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.

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tenured British  

/ ˈtɛnjʊəd, ˈtɛnjəd /

adjective

1. 1. having tenure of office

      a tenured professor

   2. guaranteeing tenure of office

      a tenured post

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Etymology

Origin of tenured

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

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Example Sentences

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tenured

A decade ago when managing emergency departments, Dustin Bass said he was accustomed to tapping his most tenured nurses to run triage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“You know, if you hired 10 tenured computer-science professors five years ago, there’s not a lot you can do to move those resources around.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Berlant’s a tenured professor at the Make-‘Em-Laugh Institute, and “Parmesan” proves her research-driven thesis statement time and again: There’s no bad mood a good clown can’t improve.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

When the season kicks off Friday, he will somehow be the longest tenured manager in the league—by nearly three full years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Until he was fired—mysteriously deemed unqualified for the tenured professorship he’d had for over a decade.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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