Tenure etymology

English

English word tenure comes from Latin tentus, Latin -ura

Etymology of tenure

Detailed word origin of tenure

Dictionary entry Language Definition
tentus Latin (lat)
-ura Latin (lat)
*tenitus Latin (lat)
*tenitura Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
tenure Old French (fro) Holding (of land); estate. Tenure (right to hold land under the feudal system). Tenure, right of possession.
tenure English (en) A period of time during which something is possessed.. A right to hold land under the feudal system.. A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.. A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency. (transitive) To grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone).

Words with the same origin as tenure

Descendants of tentus

tent