tenure
7
7.2
- noun
- /ˈtɛnjər/
- Specialized
:
tenencia
- In many countries, land tenure is crucial for farmers to invest in their properties and improve productivity.
- land tenure
- housing tenure
- tenure system
Examples
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The new land tenure system also redefined women's claims to land and women's social identities.
Academic text (1991) -
The coercive regulations governing land tenure likewise failed for several reasons.
Academic text (1992) -
I was looking at the social organization in their land tenure system.
Fiction book (1990) -
In June, there was a sweeping ruling against the state's tenure law by a judge in California.
Academic text (2015) -
Have you forgotten the conditions of your tenure under crown lease?
Fiction book (1992) -
Under feudal tenure, much of the land in a manor was common.
Academic text (1990) -
Living in slums means they don't have tenure in their homes.
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During her tenure at the school, she organized and led the ACLU's Women's Rights Project.
Academic text (1993) -
The new law aims to ensure that all families have secure land tenure to prevent evictions.
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He was pleased to finally gain tenure on his land, allowing him to farm without fear of losing his property.
Synonyms
187
2.5
The legal right to have and control something like a house
36
4.6
Legal permission to control things like land or inventions
1
8.2
The right to own a building and the land for as long as you want, not rented
1
6.7
The rules and rights that show who owns or uses land
1
4.7
The legal right to have land and the duties and benefits that come with it
1
6.8
Property you have the right to use for a fixed time from the owner
Antonyms
Compounds
How Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tenure comes from the Latin tenere 'to hold' and is the same root as tenant. In the past it meant the 'holding' of land, so tenure still refers to the legal right to occupy or use property.