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ten⋅ure

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–noun
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 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)
5. to give tenure to: After she served three years on probation, the committee tenured her.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < AF; OF teneure < VL *tenitura, equiv. to *tenit(us) held (for L tentus, ptp. of tenēre) + -ura -ure

Related forms:
ten⋅u⋅ri⋅al  [ten-yoor-ee-uhl] , adjective
ten⋅u⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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ten·ure   (těn'yər, -yŏŏr')   
n.  

    1. The act, fact, or condition of holding something in one's possession, as real estate or an office; occupation.

    2. A period during which something is held.

  2. The status of holding one's position on a permanent basis without periodic contract renewals: a teacher granted tenure on a faculty.


[Middle English, from Old French teneure, from tenir, to hold, from Latin tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
ten·u'ri·al (-yŏŏr'ē-əl) adj., ten·u'ri·al·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

tenure 
1414, "holding of a tenement," from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. tenure "a tenure, estate in land" (13c.), from O.Fr. tenir "to hold," from V.L. *tenire, from L. tenere "to hold" (see tenet). The sense of "condition or fact of holding a status, position, or occupation" is first attested 1599. Meaning "guaranteed tenure of office" (usually at a university or school) is recorded from 1957.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ten·ure
Pronunciation: 'ten-y&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French, feudal holding, from Old French teneüre, from Medieval Latin tenitura, ultimately from Latin tenEre to hold
1 : the act, manner, duration, or right of holding something <tenure of office>; specifically : the manner of holding real property : the title and conditions by which property is held tenure>
2 : a status granted to a teacher usually after a probationary period that protects him or her from dismissal except for reasons of incompetence, gross misconduct, or financial necessity —te·nur·ial /te-'nyur-E-&l/ adjective —te·nur·ial·ly /-&-lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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