/'tenjʊə(r); [US] -jər; `tɛnjɚ/
n [U]
1 holding of (eg political) office or land or other property, etc （职位, 如政治地位, 土地或其他资产等的）保有.
2 period or manner of this （上述事物的）保有期, 保有状况, 保有权, 保有条件
*The tenure of the US Presidency is four years.美国总统的任期是四年.
* freehold/leasehold tenure 无限期完全保有的[租赁保有的]状况
* security of tenure, ie the right to remain as a tenant 承租人使用权的保障.
3 (esp US) permanent appointment as a teacher, etc in a university or some other institution （大学或其他机构中教师等的）长期聘用
*granted tenure after six years 六年之後受长期聘用.

n[U]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin:Medieval Latin tenitura, from Latin tenere; TENOR]
the right to stay permanently in a teaching job
　It's becoming increasingly difficult to acquire academic tenure .
formal the period of time when someone has an important job
　The company has doubled in value during his tenure.
law the legal right to live in a house or use a piece of land for a period of time
>tenuredadj
　a tenured professor
　a tenured position