noun🔗ShareA status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency."Professor Davis celebrated his 20th year of tenure at the university. "jobbusinessorganizationgovernmenteducationpoliticspositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA period of time during which something is possessed."My tenure as a student at this university lasted four years. "periodjobpositionbusinessorganizationgovernmenteducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution."Professor Smith's tenure at the university guaranteed her a job for life. "educationjoborganizationpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA right to hold land under the feudal system."The lord granted the peasant tenure of the land, allowing him to farm it for a set amount of time. "propertyrighthistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone)."The university tenure committee decided to tenure the new professor. "educationjobpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
