tenure

tenure is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.
2. noun. The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior.
3. noun. The consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land.
4. noun. Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute governments, men hold their rights by a precarious tenure.
5. noun. the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
6. noun. the term during which some position is held

   Synonyms: incumbency

7. verb. give life-time employment to

   "She was tenured after she published her book"

Synonyms

incumbency

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in tenure:

neuter, retune, runtee, tureen

Common word forms

tenured, tenures, tenuring

Words from these letters

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