About The Word Tenure
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Tenure
Tenure Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Tenure?
[n] the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
[n] the term during which some position is held [v] give life-time employment to; as of university posts; "She was tenured after she published her book" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tenure: incumbency | land tenure | term of office Related Terms | Find terms related to Tenure: See Also | administration | advance | copyhold | elevate | freehold | kick upstairs | legal right | presidency | presidential term | promote | raise | term | upgrade | villeinage Tenure In Webster's Dictionary \Ten"ure\, n. [F. tenure, OF. teneure, fr. F. tenir to
hold. See {Tenable}.]
1. The act or right of holding, as property, especially real
estate.
That the tenure of estates might rest on equity, the
Indian title to lands was in all cases to be
quieted. --Bancroft.
2. (Eng. Law) The manner of holding lands and tenements of a
superior.
Note: Tenure is inseparable from the idea of property in
land, according to the theory of the English law; and
this idea of tenure pervades, to a considerable extent,
the law of real property in the United States, where
the title to land is essentially allodial, and almost
all lands are held in fee simple, not of a superior,
but the whole right and title to the property being
vested in the owner. Tenure, in general, then, is the
particular manner of holding real estate, as by
exclusive title or ownership, by fee simple, by fee
tail, by courtesy, in dower, by copyhold, by lease, at
will, etc.
3. The consideration, condition, or service which the
occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use
of his land.
4. Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute
governments, men hold their rights by a precarious tenure.
All that seems thine own, Held by the tenure of his
will alone. --Cowper.
{Tenure by fee alms}. (Law) See {Frankalmoigne}.
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