transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈten-yər also ]
-ˌyu̇r noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French teneure, tenure, from Medieval Latin tenitura, from Vulgar Latin * tenitus, past participle of Latin tenēre to hold — more at thin
Date: 15th century
1. : the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (as a landed property, a position, or an office) ; especially : a status granted after a trial period to a teacher that gives protection from summary dismissal
2. : grasp , hold
• ten·ur·able -ə-bəl adjective
• te·nur·ial te-ˈnyu̇r-ē-əl adjective
• te·nur·ial·ly -ə-lē adverb