HyperDic: tenured

English > 1 sense of the word *tenured*:
ADJECTIVE	all	tenured	appointed for life and not subject to dismissal except for a grave crime

tenured > pronunciation
Sounds	teh'nyerd
Rhymes	Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd...

English > *tenured*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	appointed for life and not subject to dismissal except for a grave crime.
Example	"a tenured professor"
Broader	irremovable	Incapable of being removed or away or dismiss
Spanish	numerario