tenure

noun [U]

/ˈten.jər/ /-jʊər/

/-jɚ/ /-jʊr/ formal

Definition

› being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time during which you own it: During his tenure as dean, he had a real influence on the students.Mortgages and real estateRenting, hiring and hire purchase in general Renting property › the right to remain permanently in a job: She is one of the few lecturers in this department who has tenure. Tenure-track professors (= those likely to get tenure) who don't publish enough work may not be offered tenure.Jobs, careers and professionsWorking

(Definition of tenure noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)