One entry found for tenure.

Main Entry: ten·ure
Pronunciation: ten-yr
Function: noun
: the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (as property, a position, or an office); especially : a status granted after a trial period to a teacher that gives protection from dismissal except for serious cause determined by formal proceedings
- ten·ur·ial /te-nyr--l/ adjective

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