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Tenure

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(n.) The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.

(2):

(n.) The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior.

(3):

(n.) The consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land.

(4):

(n.) Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute governments, men hold their rights by a precarious tenure.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tenure'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tenure.html. 1828.
 
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