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tenure — ten·ure / ten yər/ n [Anglo French, feudal holding, from Old French teneüre, from Medieval Latin tenitura, ultimately from Latin tenēre to hold] 1: the act, manner, duration, or right of holding something tenure of office; specif: the manner of… … Law dictionary
tenure — early 15c., 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 (Cf. tenet)). The sense of condition or fact of holding a status,… … Etymology dictionary
tenure — [ten′yər, ten′yoor] n. [ME < MFr < tenir, to hold: see TENANT] 1. the act or right of holding property, an office, a position, etc. 2. the length of time, or the conditions under which, something is held 3. the status of holding one s… … English World dictionary
tenure — /tenyar/ Generally, tenure is a right, term, or mode of holding or occupying, and tenure of an office means the manner in which it is held, especially with regard to time. Winterberg v. University of Nevada System, 89 Nev. 358, 513 P.2d 1248,… … Black's law dictionary
tenure — tenurial /ten yoor ee euhl/, adj. tenurially, adv. /ten yeuhr/, n. 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… … Universalium
tenure — 1. noun /ˈte.njɚ/ a) a status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency b) a period of time during which it is possessed Syn: incumbency See Also: tenant, tenurial 2 … Wiktionary
tenure — ten•ure [[t]ˈtɛn yər[/t]] n. v. ured, ur•ing. n. 1) the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office[/ex] 2) the holding of property, esp. real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered 3) the period or term of… … From formal English to slang
tenure — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French teneure, tenure, from Medieval Latin tenitura, from Vulgar Latin *tenitus, past participle of Latin tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 15th century 1. the act, right, manner, or term of holding… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tenure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. holding, tenancy, occupancy, occupation, habitation, possession. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. occupancy, occupation, ownership, term of office; see security 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. term… … English dictionary for students
tenure — ten·ure || te‚njÉ™(r) n. strength, act of holding; period; permanence (especially as referring to one s status as an employee) … English contemporary dictionary
tenure — n 1. holding, possessing, possession, retention, Law. seizin; tenancy, tenantry, renting, leasing; occupancy, occupation, residence, residency, inhabitance, inhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation, hab itancy, domiciliation, Law. commorancy. 2.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
