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ten ure (t n y r, -y r )
n.
1.
a. The act, fact, or condition of holding something in one's possession, as real estate or an office; o
ccupation.
b. A period during which something is held.
2. The status of holding one's position on a permanent basis without periodic contract renewals: a t
eacher granted tenure on afaculty.

[Middle English, from Old French teneure, from tenir, to hold, from Latin ten
re, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

ten u ri al (-y r - l) adj.
ten u ri al ly adv.
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tenure (tnj; tnj)
n
1. the possession or holding of an office or position
2. the length of time an office, position, etc, lasts; term
3. (Education) US and Canadian the improved security status of a person after having be
en in the employ of the same company orinstitution for a specified period
4. (Education) the right to permanent employment until retirement, esp for teachers, lectur
ers, etc
5. (Law) property law
a. the holding or occupying of property, esp realty, in return for services rendered, etc
b. the duration of such holding or occupation
[C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tenitra, ultimately from Latin tenre to hold]
tenurial adj tenurially adv
Collins English Dictionary Complete and Unabridged HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

tenure (tn yr)

n., v. -ured, -uring. n.
1. the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
2. the holding of property, esp. real property, of a superior in return for services to be rend
ered.
3. the period or term of holding something.
4. status granted to an employee indicating that the position or employment is permanent.
v.t.
5. to give tenure to.
[12501300; Middle English < Anglo-
French; Old French teneure < Vulgar Latin *tenitura=*tenit(us), for Latin tentus, past partic
iple of tenreto hold + -ura -ure]
tenurial (-yr i l) adj.
tenurially, adv.
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Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
N
o
u
n
1
.
tenure - the term during which some position is held
incumbency, term of office
term - a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
presidency, presidential term, administration -
the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhoweradministration"
vice-presidency, vice-presidential term - the tenure of a vice president
episcopate - the term of office of a bishop
2
.
tenure - the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
land tenure
legal right - a right based in law
copyhold -
a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a pea
sant by the lord ofthe manor in return for agricultural services
freehold - tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life
villeinage - tenure by which a villein held land
V
er
b
1
.
tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"
academe, academia - the academic world
elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise -
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John waskicked upstairs when a replace
ment was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after
many years of hard work"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

tenure
noun
1. occupancy, holding, occupation, residence, tenancy, possession, proprietorship Lack of
security of tenure meant that manybecame homeless.
2. term of
office, term, incumbency, period in office, time his short tenure of the Labour leadership
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 HarperCollins Publishers
1995, 2002
Translations
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tenure [tenj]
A. N
1. [of land] posesin f, tenencia f, ocupacin f; [of office] ocupacin f, ejercicio m
2. (= guaranteed employment) puesto m asegurado, permanencia f
teacher with tenure profesor(a) m/f de nmero, profesor(a) m/f numerario/a
teacher without tenure profesor(a) m/f no numerario/a
B. CPD tenure track position (US) puesto m con posibilidad de obtener la permanencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988
HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005