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tenure

[ ten-yer ]

noun

  1. the holding or possessing of anything:

    the tenure of an office.

  2. the holding of property, especially real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered.
  3. the period or term of holding something.
  4. status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent.


verb (used with object)

  1. to give tenure to:

    After she served three years on probation, the committee tenured her.

tenure

/ ˈtɛnjə; ˈtɛnjʊə /

noun

  1. the possession or holding of an office or position
  2. the length of time an office, position, etc, lasts; term
  3. the improved security status of a person after having been in the employ of the same company or institution for a specified period
  4. the right to permanent employment until retirement, esp for teachers, lecturers, etc
  5. property law
    1. the holding or occupying of property, esp realty, in return for services rendered, etc
    2. the duration of such holding or occupation
“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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Derived Forms

  • ٱˈܰ, adjective
  • ٱˈܰly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٱ··· [ten-, yoor, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
  • ٱ·۾·· adverb
  • ԴDzt·۾· adjective
  • nonٱ·۾·· adverb
  • ܲd·ٱu noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tenure1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Anglo-French; Old French teneure, from Vulgar Latin tenitura (unrecorded), equivalent to tenit(us) (unrecorded) “held” (for Latin tentus, past participle of ٱŧ “to hold”) + -ura -ure
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tenure1

C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin ٱԾū, ultimately from Latin ٱŧ to hold
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Members of The Times newsroom during his tenure remember Miller for his bluntness as an editor.

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During his tenure as the state’s top prosecutor, he filed more than 120 lawsuits against Trump during the president’s first term.

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Rhodes is expected to remain with the department through June as she takes leave accrued during her tenure, the department sources said.

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But substitute David Brooks netted in the final seconds as Wales claimed a draw to preserve Bellamy's unbeaten start to his tenure as Wales manager.

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Victory over Latvia handed new England boss Thomas Tuchel a second win in as many games at the start of his tenure following an opening 2-0 victory over Albania on Friday.

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