tenure

Tenure is the act or length of time that something is held or the achieved status of having one's employment position become permanent.

(noun)

An example of tenure is holding a piece of property in your possession only until death as part of a real estate agreement.
An example of tenure is a teacher being guaranteed a job at a school where she's taught for a predetermined amount of time.

See tenure in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act or right of holding property, an office, a position, etc.
the length of time, or the conditions under which, something is held
the status of holding one's position on a permanent basis, granted to teachers, civil service personnel, etc. on the fulfillment of specified requirements

Origin: ME < MFr < tenir, to hold: see tenant

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See tenure in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act, fact, or condition of holding something in one's possession, as real estate or an office; occupation.
b. A period during which something is held.
The status of holding one's position on a permanent basis without periodic contract renewals: a teacher granted tenure on a faculty.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French teneure

Origin: , from tenir, to hold

Origin: , from Latin tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots

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