tenure

C1 Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˈtɛn.jɚ/ UK /ˈtɛn.jʊə/ See IPA manual

Freq #18088

Meanings

1

noun
The period during which someone holds a job or position.

During her tenure as mayor, the city built three new parks.
2

noun
A permanent job with strong job security at a university or college.

After years of teaching, she finally earned tenure.
3

verb
To give someone a permanent academic position.

He was tenured after many years of research.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the period during which... incumbency

Word family

Forms tenuredtenurestenuring

Derived forms tenure-track

Related forms tenanttenurial

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Phrases (1)

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land tenure
the arrangement of rights under which land is held or occupied

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English tenure, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French tenure, from Vulgar Latin *tenitura, from *tenitus, from Latin tentus (from teneō) + -ura.

*ten- Proto-Indo-European tenure Middle English *tenitura la-vul tentus Latin

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# tenure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɛn.jɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛn.jʊə/
**Frequency rank:** 18088

## Meanings
1. The period during which someone holds a job or position.
2. A permanent job with strong job security at a university or college.
3. To give someone a permanent academic position.

## Examples
- During her tenure as mayor, the city built three new parks.
- After years of teaching, she finally earned tenure.
- He was tenured after many years of research.

## Derived Forms
- tenure-track

## Related Forms
- tenant
- tenurial

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ten-
- Root: tenure
- Root: *tenitura
- Root: tentus

## Etymology
From Middle English tenure, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French tenure, from Vulgar Latin *tenitura, from *tenitus, from Latin tentus (from teneō) + -ura.

## AI Etymology
Tenure comes from Middle English tenure, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French tenure, from Vulgar Latin *tenitura, from *tenitus, from Latin tentus (from teneō) + -ura. The historical chain includes *ten- (Proto-Indo-European), tenure (Middle English), tenure (Old French), *tenitura (Vulgar Latin), and tentus (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as tenure-track and related forms such as tenant and tenurial. In present use it covers the period during which someone holds a job or position, a permanent job with strong job security at a university or college, and to give someone a permanent academic position.

## Topics
- Work & Careers

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