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English word tenure comes from Latin tentus, Latin -ura
tentus (Latin)
-ura (Latin)
*tenitus (Latin)
*tenitura (Vulgar Latin)
tenure (Old French)
Holding (of land); estate. Tenure (right to hold land under the feudal system). Tenure, right of possession.
tenure (English)
A period of time during which something is possessed.. A right to hold land under the feudal system.. A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.. A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency. (transitive) To grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone).