tenure

Meaning

Noun

1. A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
2. A period of time during which something is possessed.
3. A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.
4. A right to hold land under the feudal system.

Verb

To grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone).

Synonyms

term of office

possession

land tenure

incumbency

occupation

occupancy

tenancy

term

mandate

ossify

ownership

power of attorney

protect

regularise

seizin

strength

villeinage

vested interest

community

right of ownership

tenure systems

custody

term in office

defend

establish

fee

freehold

hold

holding

maintain

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛn.jʊə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tenure

In summary

From Middle English tenure, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French tenure, from Vulgar Latin *tenitura, from *tenitus, from Latin tentus (from teneō) + -ura.

Sentences

Newbury's tenure touring with the band was , however , short-lived .