Plural of tenure
regular plural
The plural of tenure is tenures.
Forms of tenure
| Singular | tenure /ˈtɛn.jʊə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tenures |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Tenures in a sentence
- It was an agonizing process that ground along for twenty-six months, through the tenures of three secretaries of the navy, two presidents, and two mayors of New York.2008, Bill White with Robert Gandt, Intrepid: The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship, page 273. From the entry act of Congress
- The American system of land tenures, the abolition of entails and primogenitures, and our methods of transfer of real estate, are all anti-English in their origin.1906, John Sergeant Wise, A Treatise on American Citizenship, published 1997, page 95. From the entry primogeniture
Meaning of tenure
- noun A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
- noun A period of time during which something is possessed.
- noun A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.
Questions about the plural of tenure
- What is the plural of tenure?
- The plural of tenure is tenures.
- Is tenure countable?
- Tenure is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tenure (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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