ten|ure

ten|ure
ten|ure «TEHN yuhr», noun.
1. the act or fact of holding or possessing.
2. the length of time of holding or possessing: »

The tenure of office of the president of our club is one year.

3. the manner of holding something, such as land or buildings, from a feudal lord or superior: »

The military tenure of land had been originally created as a means of national defence (Macaulay).

4. conditions or terms on which anything is held or occupied.
5. permanent status, granted after a period of trial, especially to a member of a faculty.
╂[< Anglo-French, Old French tenure < Medieval Latin tenitura < Latin tenēre hold]

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