noun
tenure
The legal terms under which land or property is held.
The document sets out the land's tenure.
Etymology
The French verb means holding. Legal tenure identifies the basis and conditions on which property is held.
More examples
- Several tenure systems coexisted.
- She studied property tenure.
- The agreement changed the tenure.
Forms
tenure
Similar words
- ownership
- Legal possession rather than every arrangement for holding land.
- leasehold
- One particular form of property tenure.