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Definition of: tenure
(ten′yər) noun
1. A holding, as of land.
2. The act of holding in general, or the state of being held.
3. The term during which a thing is held, as an office.
4. The conditions or manner of holding. See synonyms under OCCUPATION. [<F <tenir hold <L tenere]
—ten·u·ri·al (ten·yr′ē·əl) adjective
—ten·u′ri·al·ly adverb
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