tenure

ten·ure  (tnyr, -yr)

n.

1.

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

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 teacher granted tenure on a faculty.

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

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ten·uri·al (-yr-l) adj.

ten·uri·al·ly adv.

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tenure

Noun

1. the holding of an office or position

2. the length of time an office or position lasts

3. the holding of a teaching position at a university on a permanent basis

4. the legal right to live in a place or to use land or buildings for a period of time [Latin tenere to hold]

Thesaurus

Noun	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 Eisenhower administration" 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 peasant by the lord of the 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
Verb	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 was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

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tenure

noun 1. occupancy, holding, occupation, residence, tenancy, possession, proprietorship

noun 2. term of office, term, incumbency, period in office, time

Translations

tenure [ˈtɛnjuəʳ] n → posesión f; tenencia;

to have tenure → tener posesión or título de propiedad

tenure [ˈtɛnjuəʳ] n [of property] → bail m [of job]; période f de jouissance; statut m de titulaire

tenure [ˈtɛnjuəʳ] n [of land etc] → Nutzungsrecht nt [of office] → Amtszeit f;

(Univ);

to have tenure → eine Dauerstellung haben

tenure [ˈtɛnjuəʳ] n [of property] → possesso; [of job] → incarico (= guaranteed employment): to have tenure → essere di ruolo