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Definitions for Tenure

[1] the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
[2] the holding of property, especially 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.
[5] to give tenure to: After she served three years on probation, the committee tenured her.
[6] the possession or holding of an office or position
[7] the length of time an office, position, etc, lasts; term
[8] mainly 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
[9] the right to permanent employment until retirement, esp for teachers, lecturers, etc
[10] property law the holding or occupying of property, esp realty, in return for services rendered, etc the duration of such holding or occupation

Words related to Tenure

term, administration, reign, ownership, occupation, regime, possession, grip, clinch, clutch, incumbency, occupancy, dynasty, proprietorship, tenancy, residence, clamp, holding, clench, grasp

Words nearby Tenure

tentorium cerebelli, tenty, tenuis, tenuity, tenuous, tenure, tenure-track, tenured, tenuto, tenzing, tenzing norgay

Origin of Tenure

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French teneure < Vulgar Latin *tenitura, equivalent to *tenit(us ) held (for Latin tentus, past participle of tenēre ) + -ura -ure

Words that may be confused with Tenure

tender, tenor, tenure

Other words from Tenure

ten·u·ri·al [ten-yoo  r -ee-uh  l] /tɛnˈyʊər i əl/ , adjective
ten·u·ri·al·ly , adverb
non·ten·u·ri·al , adjective
non·ten·u·ri·al·ly , adverb
un·der·ten·ure , noun

Word origin for Tenure

C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tenitūra, ultimately from Latin tenēre to hold

Synonyms for Tenure

administration, occupation, ownership, regime, reign, term, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, dynasty, grasp, grip, hold, holding, incumbency, occupancy, possession, proprietorship, residence, security, tenancy