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tenure
/ˈtɛn.jɚ/
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What does tenure mean?
noun
- A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
- A period of time during which something is possessed.
- A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A right to hold land under the feudal system.
verb
- To grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone).
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IPA pronunciation
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He accompanied her up the hill, explaining to her the details of his forthcoming tenure of the Lower Farm.
The tenure by which the judges are to hold their places, is, as it unquestionably ought to be, that of good behavior.
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He has made judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
No humane being, past the thoughtless age of boyhood, will wantonly murder any creature which holds its life by the same tenure that he does.
The tenure of land was of course the same, as we learn from the report of Ondegardo—some differences may have occurred in regard to tribute.