the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
the holding of property, especially real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered.
the period or term of holding something.
status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent.
verb (used with object)
to give tenure to: After she served three years on probation, the committee tenured her.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM tenure
ten·u·ri·al[ten-yoor-ee-uhl], /tɛnˈyʊər i əl/, adjectiveten·u·ri·al·ly,adverbnon·ten·u·ri·al,adjectivenon·ten·u·ri·al·ly,adverb
Citi shares gained about 40% during his tenure, compared with 138% for JPMorgan and 171% for Bank of America.
Citi CEO Jane Fraser’s biggest challenge, in one chart|John Detrixhe|September 10, 2020|Quartz
There were times … Look, I’ve looked back on my tenure, Carlos.
Full Transcript: Sean Spicer on ‘The Carlos Watson Show’|Daniel Malloy|August 26, 2020|Ozy
Melissa Maddox-Evans, who in October became the executive director for the housing authority, declined to comment specifically on issues before her tenure, but she said the court cases are a necessary step.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
During her tenure leading the label, Dlugacz produced 40 albums and sold more than a million records.
Power couple working to elect Biden|Peter Rosenstein|August 20, 2020|Washington Blade
When he took over eight years ago, it was far from clear that the paper would emerge from his tenure as a modern digital operation that was still family-controlled.
‘Unstoppable innovator’: The meteoric rise of Meredith Kopit Levien, the next New York Times CEO|Steven Perlberg|August 19, 2020|Digiday
In this clip, a teenage Minaj gets heated and throws a phone in a play rehearsal during her tenure at LaGuardia High School.
Nicki Minaj: High School Actress|Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Simpson also encountered similar situations during his tenure at the Center.
The LGBT Center That Changed Our Lives|Justin Jones|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“That was the longest, most severe S/M session I have experienced in my thirty-four-year tenure,” she writes in the book.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His stories about his tenure in Washington hype his success in fixing housing problems in “inner cities.”
Andrew Cuomo Ignores Rural New York|David Fontana|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But that tenure ended when he was sent to prison for five years on a racketeering charge.
Former Providence Mayor & Ex-Con Buddy Cianci's Redemption Tour Goes Bust|David Freedlander|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The disturbed condition of their tenure would tend to drive some of the settlers into fresh migration.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold
It ought, moreover, to possess great firmness, and consequently ought to hold its authority by a tenure of considerable duration.
The Federalist Papers|Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
I have carefully examined the bill "to regulate the tenure of certain civil offices."
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|James D. Richardson
Not the least of these is the tenure by which property is held.
The Life of John Marshall (Volume 2 of 4)|Albert J. Beveridge
The tenure of our place and right, as children of God, is that we fight evil to the bitter end.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, October, 1864|Various
British Dictionary definitions for tenure
tenure
/ (ˈtɛnjʊə, ˈtɛnjə) /
noun
the possession or holding of an office or position
the length of time an office, position, etc, lasts; term
mainlyUS and Canadianthe improved security status of a person after having been in the employ of the same company or institution for a specified period
the right to permanent employment until retirement, esp for teachers, lecturers, etc
property law
the holding or occupying of property, esp realty, in return for services rendered, etc
the duration of such holding or occupation
Derived forms of tenure
tenurial, adjectivetenurially, adverb
Word Origin for tenure
C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tenitūra, ultimately from Latin tenēre to hold