holding+tenure
11tenure — /tenyar/ Generally, tenure is a right, term, or mode of holding or occupying, and tenure of an office means the manner in which it is held, especially with regard to time. Winterberg v. University of Nevada System, 89 Nev. 358, 513 P.2d 1248,… …
12tenure — tenurial /ten yoor ee euhl/, adj. tenurially, adv. /ten yeuhr/, n. 1. the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office. 2. the holding of property, esp. real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered. 3. the… …
13tenure — noun 1 holding an important position ADJECTIVE ▪ life, lifetime (esp. AmE), long ▪ the lifetime tenure of federal judges ▪ brief, short ▪ …
14tenure — ten•ure [[t]ˈtɛn yər[/t]] n. v. ured, ur•ing. n. 1) the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office[/ex] 2) the holding of property, esp. real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered 3) the period or term of… …
15tenure — /ˈtɛnjə / (say tenyuh) noun 1. the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office. 2. a. a period of office or employment that terminates, possibly subject to certain conditions, only on resignation or retirement. b. the holding of… …
16holding — Synonyms and related words: absolute interest, absorbing, adverse possession, alodium, arresting, attractive, bearing, benefit, blessed with, block, board lot, bolstering, bottling up, bracing, burdened, burgage, buttressing, carrying, claim,… …
17tenure — A term of extensive significance, meaning the mode by which one holds an estate in land and importing also any kind of holding, from mere possession to the owning of an estate of inheritance. 28 Am J2d Est § 3. The right of certain public… …
18tenure — Synonyms and related words: adverse possession, alodium, appointment, berth, billet, burgage, claim, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, colony, continuous tenure, de facto, de jure, dependency, derivative title, duration, employment,… …
19holding — n. 1 a land held by lease (cf. SMALLHOLDING). b the tenure of land. 2 stocks, property, etc. held. Phrases and idioms: holding company a company created to hold the shares of other companies, which it then controls. holding operation a manoeuvre… …
20tenure — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French teneure, tenure, from Medieval Latin tenitura, from Vulgar Latin *tenitus, past participle of Latin tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 15th century 1. the act, right, manner, or term of holding… …
