tenure
tenure Lexical Profile
tenure Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The holding of an office, position, or property, or the period of time during which it is held.
"During her five-year tenure as chief executive, the company expanded into several international markets."
Guaranteed permanent employment, especially as a teacher or professor at a university or school after a probationary period.
"After publishing her second book and receiving strong teaching evaluations, she was finally granted academic tenure."
The legal conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied.
"Reforms to land tenure have allowed local farmers to secure long-term leases on their agricultural plots."
• verb
To grant guaranteed permanent employment to (especially a teacher or university professor).
"The university committee voted unanimously to tenure three associate professors in the history department."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-French and Old French 'tenure', from 'tenir' (to hold), which ultimately derives from the Latin verb 'tenere' meaning 'to hold, keep, or possess'.