tenure

CEFRC1

/ˈtɛn.jʊə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The period someone holds a job or position.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A period of time during which something is possessed.

Examples

  • My brother just received tenure at the university where he teaches.

  • I just got tenure.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈten.jə/
  • /ˈte̝n.jɘ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.

  2. A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.

  3. A right to hold land under the feudal system.

More examples

In context

  • All that seems thine own, / Held by the tenure of his will alone.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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