TENURE
\tˈɛnjə], \tˈɛnjə], \t_ˈɛ_n_j_ə]\
Definitions of TENURE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
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give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.
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The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior.
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The consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land.
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Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute governments, men hold their rights by a precarious tenure.
By Oddity Software
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The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.
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The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior.
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The consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land.
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Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute governments, men hold their rights by a precarious tenure.
By Noah Webster.
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The conditions under which a house or real estate is held; the right or manner of holding real estate; the period during which anything is held and enjoyed.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French, Latin] A holding or the terms on which any thing is held:-the manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior ; - the consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land;- manner of holding in general.
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