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Meaning of 'tenure' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tenure [ n.]
- The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.
- The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior.
- The consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land.
- Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute governments, men hold their rights by a precarious tenure.

Meaning of 'tenure' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tenure [ v]
Meaning (1):
- give life-time employment to
Example in sentence:
  • She was tenured after she published her book

Nearby Words:

ten ten-o'clock ten-pounder ten-strike tenability tenable tenableness tenace tenacies tenacious

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