tenure
11tenure — [ten′yər, ten′yoor] n. [ME < MFr < tenir, to hold: see TENANT] 1. the act or right of holding property, an office, a position, etc. 2. the length of time, or the conditions under which, something is held 3. the status of holding one s… …
12tenure — noun 1 holding an important position ADJECTIVE ▪ life, lifetime (esp. AmE), long ▪ the lifetime tenure of federal judges ▪ brief, short ▪ …
13tenure — /tenyar/ Generally, tenure is a right, term, or mode of holding or occupying, and tenure of an office means the manner in which it is held, especially with regard to time. Winterberg v. University of Nevada System, 89 Nev. 358, 513 P.2d 1248,… …
14tenure — tenurial /ten yoor ee euhl/, adj. tenurially, adv. /ten yeuhr/, n. 1. the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office. 2. the holding of property, esp. real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered. 3. the… …
15tenure — [[t]te̱njə(r)[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Tenure is the legal right to live in a particular building or to use a particular piece of land during a fixed period of time. Lack of security of tenure was a reason for many families becoming homeless. 2) N… …
16tenure — n. permanence of employment as a teacher 1) to give, grant tenure 2) to acquire, get, receive tenure 3) academic tenure * * * [ tenj(ʊ)ə] get grant tenure receive tenure [ permanence of employment as a teacher ] to give academic tenure to acquire …
17tenure — A term of extensive significance, meaning the mode by which one holds an estate in land and importing also any kind of holding, from mere possession to the owning of an estate of inheritance. 28 Am J2d Est § 3. The right of certain public… …
18TENURE — n. f. T. de Féodalité Mode de possession d’une terre. Tenure noble. Tenure roturière. Il se disait aussi de la Mouvance, de la dépendance d’un fief. Cette terre était dans la tenure, de la tenure de tel comté, de tel duché …
19Tenure — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « tenure », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Féodalité La tenure désigne la portion d une… …
20TENURE — s. f. T. de Matière féodale. Mouvance, dépendance et étendue d un fief. Cette terre était dans la tenure, de la tenure de tel marquisat, de tel duché …
