tenure

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Synonyms: tendre, enure, tenue, tensure, tenore, tenere

Antonyms: tendre, enure, tenue, tensure, tenore, tenere

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Noun

1. A status of [[possessing]] a thing or an office; an [[incumbency]].
2. A [[period]] of time during which something is possessed.
3. A status of having a [[permanent]] post with enhanced job [[security]] within an [[academic]] [[institution]].
4. A [[right]] to hold [[land]] under the [[feudal system]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone).

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