noun see: thin Date: 15th century the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (as a landed property, a position, or an office), grasp , hold , tenurable adjective tenurial adjective tenurially adverb
TENURE
Meaning of TENURE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012