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tenure


Main Entry: ten·ure
Pronunciation: \ˈten-yər also -ˌyr\
Function: 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 something (as a landed property, a position, or an office); especially : a status granted after a trial period to a teacher that gives protection from summary dismissal
2 : grasp, hold

ten·ur·able \-ə-bəl\ adjective

te·nur·ial \te-ˈnyr-ē-əl\ adjective

te·nur·ial·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb


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