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 [ˈtɛnjʊə ˈtɛnjə]

n

1. the possession or holding of an office or position

2. the length of time an office, position, etc., lasts; term

3. (Social Science / Education) Chiefly US and Canadian the improved security status of a person after having been in the employ of the same company or institution for a specified period

4. (Social Science / Education) the right to permanent employment until retirement, esp for teachers, lecturers, 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

[from Old French, from Medieval Latin tenitūra, ultimately from Latin tenēre to hold]

tenurial  adj

tenurially  adv

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 Lack of security of tenure meant that many became homeless.

2. term of office, term, incumbency, period in office, time his short tenure of the Labour leadership

Translations

tenure [ˈtenjʊəʳ]

A. N

1. [of land] → posesión f, tenencia f, ocupación f; [of office] → ocupación f, ejercicio m

2. (= guaranteed employment) → puesto m asegurado, permanencia f
teacher with tenure → profesor(a) m/f de número, 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

tenure [ˈtɛnjə^r ˈtɛnjʊə^r] n

(= right of occupancy) [property, land] → bail m

(= period of office) période d'occupation d'un poste

(UNIVERSITY) (= right to permanent employment) → titularisation f
to have tenure → être titulaire

tenure

n

(= holding of office) → Anstellung f; (= period of office) → Amtszeit f

(of property) during her tenure of the house/farm → während sie das Haus/die Farm innehatte; laws governing land tenure → Landpachtgesetze pl

tenure [ˈtɛnjʊəʳ] n (of land) → possesso; (of office) → incarico
to have tenure (guaranteed employment) → essere di ruolo

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tenure [ˈtɛnjʊəʳ] n (of land) → possesso; (of office) → incarico
to have tenure (guaranteed employment) → essere di ruolo