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tenure

noun

1 tenure

The term during which some position is held.

synonyms: incumbency, term of office.

Roget 780: property, possession, suum cuique [Lat.], meum et tuum [Lat.].    ownership, proprietorship, lordship; seignority; empire etc. (dominion) 737.    interest, stake, ... show more

Roget 924: due, dueness; right, privilege, prerogative, prescription, title, claim, pretension, demand, birthright.    immunity, license, liberty, ... show more

Roget 777: possession, seizin [Law], seisin [Law]; ownership etc. 780; occupancy; hold, holding; tenure, tenancy, feodality, dependency; villenage, ... show more

Dutch: een vaste benoeming hebben
Polish: kadencja

2 tenure

The right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands.

synonym: land tenure.

Dutch: vastbenoemd zijn, eigendomsrecht, beschikkingsrecht

verb

1 tenure

Give life-time employment to.


Moby thesaurus: adverse possession, alodium, appointment, berth, billet, burgage, claim, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, colony, continuous tenure, de facto, de jure, dependency, derivative title, duration, employment ... show more.

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