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Added 9 October 2026

tenure

/ˈtɛn.jʊə/ noun

Latin root: tentus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tenure at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
A period of time during which something is possessed.
A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.

verb

To grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone).

Origin

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

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