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   tenure

   /ˈtɛnjə/

   noun

   • 1. the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied. Similar tenancyoccupancyholdingoccupationresidencepossessiontitleownershipproprietorship
   • 2. the holding of an office: "his tenure of the premiership would be threatened" Similar incumbencyterm of officetermperiod of/in officetimetime in office
   • ▪ a period for which an office is held.
   • 3. guaranteed permanent employment, especially as a teacher or lecturer, after a probationary period; security of tenure: "tenure for university staff has been abolished"

   verb

   • 1. give (someone) a permanent post, especially as a teacher or lecturer: "I had recently been tenured and then promoted to full professor"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from tenir ‘to hold’, from Latin tenere.

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