tenure en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈten.jə/ (Australia)
- /ˈtɛn.jə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɪ̟n.jɚ/ Southern US, African-American Vernacular, pin–pen merger
- /ˈtɛn.jʊə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈte̝n.jɘ/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtɛn.jɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English tenure, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French tenure, from Vulgar Latin *tenitura, from *tenitus, from Latin tentus (from teneō) + -ura.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
All that seems thine own, / Held by the tenure of his will alone.
1781 (date written), William Cowper, “Expostulation”, in Poems, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1782, →OCLC:Carsley ended his six-game tenure as England's interim manager in the same way he started it, with a comfortable victory over the nation he represented with distinction as a player.
2024 November 17, Phil McNulty, “England 5-0 Republic of Ireland”, in BBC Sport:It will be rather entertaining to watch Merriman when he first faces the Transport Select Committee, with his former colleagues likely to be merciless in their questioning. During his tenure, Merriman was pretty sharp, which was no bad thing, and they will make sure he gets a dose of his own medicine.
2022 November 16, Christian Wolmar, “Can Merriman use his rail knowledge to make a difference?”, in RAIL, number 970, page 45:
- (countable, uncountable) A period of time during which something is possessed.
- (countable, uncountable) A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.
- (countable, uncountable) A right to hold land under the feudal system.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tenures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tenure-track · tenureship · land tenure · pretenure · tenurable · tenuretrack · tenureless · nontenure · cotenure · subtenure
Relateds
Synonyms
incumbency (a status of possessing a thing or an office)
Translations (78)
hu tulajdonlás (status of possessing a thing or an office) · ro durată de mandat (period of time possessed) · ru пребыва́ние в до́лжности (status of possessing a thing or an office) · it essere titolare (status of possessing a thing or an office) · cmn 任期 (period of time possessed) · gl tenza (status of possessing a thing or an office) · it durata di un incarico (period of time possessed) · ro ocupare (status of having a permanent post) · de Amtszeit (period of time possessed) · ja 世襲 (right to hold land under the feudal system) · de Besitzanspruch (right to hold land under the feudal system) · ro termen de stăpânire (period of time possessed) · pl kadencja (period of time possessed) · it essere di ruolo (status of having a permanent post) · de Innehaben (status of having a permanent post) · fr titularisation (status of having a permanent post) · te పదవీ కాలం (period of time possessed) · fi vakinaisuus (status of having a permanent post) · cmn 保有 (status of possessing a thing or an office) · es cátedra (status of having a permanent post) · ru владе́ние (status of possessing a thing or an office) · pt tença (status of possessing a thing or an office) · fr tenure (right to hold land under the feudal system) · el δικαίωμα γαιοκτησίας (right to hold land under the feudal system) · hu földtulajdonlás (right to hold land under the feudal system) · hu birtoklás (status of possessing a thing or an office) · ja 保有 (status of possessing a thing or an office) · it gestione (status of possessing a thing or an office) · cmn 終身職位 /终身职位 (status of having a permanent post) · cmn 佔有權 /占有权 (right to hold land under the feudal system) · el κατοχή (period of time possessed) · cmn 佔有 /占有 (status of possessing a thing or an office) · it titolare di una cattedra (status of having a permanent post) · hu állandósítás (status of having a permanent post) · fi virkakausi (period of time possessed) · es tenencia (status of possessing a thing or an office) · ro durata posesiei (period of time possessed) · de Inhaberschaft (status of having a permanent post) · ro posesie (status of having a permanent post) · fi omistusaika (period of time possessed) · te పదవీ కాలం (status of possessing a thing or an office) · it godimento di un terreno (right to hold land under the feudal system) · fi läänitys (right to hold land under the feudal system) · ja 終身在職権 (status of having a permanent post) · ru пребыва́ние в до́лжности (status of having a permanent post) · sh màndāt (period of time possessed) · pt estabilidade (status of having a permanent post) · fi omistajuus (status of possessing a thing or an office) · ro drept de posesie (right to hold land under the feudal system) · it durata di un mandato (period of time possessed) · nl vastbenoemd zijn (status of having a permanent post) · hu földtulajdonjog (right to hold land under the feudal system) · el μονιμότητα (status of having a permanent post) · nl bezit (status of possessing a thing or an office) · cmn 擔任 /担任 (status of possessing a thing or an office) · hu földbirtoklás (right to hold land under the feudal system) · ru срок владе́ния (period of time possessed) · ro posesie (status of possessing a thing or an office) · it permanenza in carica (status of possessing a thing or an office) · hu kinevezés (status of having a permanent post) · fi viranhaltijuus (status of possessing a thing or an office) · cmn 佔有期 /占有期 (period of time possessed) · de Besitz (status of possessing a thing or an office) · es titularidad (status of having a permanent post) · bg владе́ние (status of possessing a thing or an office) · ja 保有期間 (period of time possessed) · de Bekleidung (status of having a permanent post) · sh ма̀нда̄т (period of time possessed) · hu véglegesítés (status of having a permanent post) · he קביעות (status of having a permanent post) · cmn 保有期 (period of time possessed) · el θητεία (status of possessing a thing or an office) · bg период на владеене (period of time possessed) · hu hivatali idő (status of possessing a thing or an office) · nl een vaste benoeming hebben (status of having a permanent post) · es permanencia (status of having a permanent post) · de Besitztitel (right to hold land under the feudal system) · es antigüedad (period of time possessed)