英语词汇“tenure”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	tenure
释义	ten·ure I. \ˈtenyə(r) also -ˌnyu̇(ə)r or -u̇ə\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French teneüre, tenure, from Medieval Latin tenitura, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tenitus (past participle of Latin tenēre to hold) + Latin -ura -ure — more at thin 1. a. (1) : the act or right of holding property especially real estate < land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world > (2) English law : the holding of an estate of a superior b. : the manner of holding property : the title and conditions by which property is held < tenure by knight service > < tenure by fee simple absolute > 2. : estate, holding < like most Old English leaseholds, the tenures … created were limited to three lives — F.M.Stenton > 3. a. : the act, action, or a means of holding something : grasp, hold < the uncertain tenure which mere military demonstrations in force gave her over a proud people — John Buchan > < hope that you will hold your place in company by a nobler tenure — Earl of Chesterfield > < trousers held, apparently, by a very insecure tenure — Rachel Henning > b. : manner, condition, or term of holding something < the great limitations just indicated affect the tenure of this power — C.H.McIlwain > < spends his tenure of office fighting for time to assess facts and to think — Dorothy Fosdick > c. : a status granted usually after a probationary period to one holding a position especially as a teacher and protecting him from dismissal except for serious misconduct or incompetence determined by formal hearings or trial : permanent tenure II. \ˈtenyə(r)\ Etymology: Middle English, alteration of tenour tenor archaic variant of tenor
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