tenure
/ˈtɛn.jɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "All that seems thine own, / Held by the tenure of his will alone."
- "It will be rather entertaining to watch Merriman when he first faces the Transport Select Committee, with his former colleagues likely to be merciless in their questioning. During his tenure, Merriman was pretty sharp, which was no bad thing, and they will make sure he gets a dose of his own medicine."
- "Carsley ended his six-game tenure as England's interim manager in the same way he started it, with a comfortable victory over the nation he represented with distinction as a player."
Etymology
From Middle English tenure, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French tenure, from Vulgar Latin *tenitura, from *tenitus, from Latin tentus (from teneō) + -ura.
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɛn.jɚ/
- British English: /ˈtɛn.jʊə/