What's the difference between tenure and vavasory?

Tenure


Definition:

  • (n.) The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.
  • (n.) The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior.
  • (n.) The consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land.
  • (n.) Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute governments, men hold their rights by a precarious tenure.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The findings indicate that there is still a significant incongruence between the value structure of most family practice units and that of their institutions but that many family practice units are beginning to achieve parity of promotion and tenure with other departments in their institutions.
  • (2) Kim has ruled the country since his father, Kim Jong-il, died in 2011, and his early tenure has been marked by sabre-rattling and repeated nuclear tests.
  • (3) Morbidity was more strongly related to housing tenure and car availability than to occupational class.
  • (4) The findings can be a starting point for faculty-dean dialogue about tenure expections.
  • (5) Their task was to reduce the size of the properties and change the tenure mix from private rented to shared ownership or open market housing.
  • (6) For once, however, Beckham's timing was out, and his tenure has seen the club win nothing, and a new regime led by austere Italian Fabio Capello sweep away the superstar culture.
  • (7) David Moyes can only hope his first full day as Sunderland’s manager does not set the tone for the remainder of his tenure.
  • (8) Conte’s tenure as national manager has been anything other than a smooth ride.
  • (9) Analysts and industry watchers say it is too soon to judge the mettle of Lewis and new finance director Alan Stewart, whose tenure can still be measured in weeks.
  • (10) Tenure in methadone maintenance treatment was analyzed in terms of treatment process factors using a survival curve regression analysis.
  • (11) The authors point out the conceptual, heuristic, and practical clinical advantages of examining living preference rather than traditional correlates of hospital tenure.
  • (12) In his critique of a GST increase on equity grounds, Bowen noted that Morrison had opened his tenure in the treasury portfolio by declaring the Commonwealth had a spending problem, not a revenue problem – but now seemed more interested in chasing revenue than cutting spending.
  • (13) The experience of Berkeley House, a psychiatric halfway house, is related as an example of a program that has achieved successful community tenure for its patients through the creation of an extended psychosocial kinship system.
  • (14) But the question of what Wray will do after his tenure as FBI director may prompt some skepticism, the former agent said.
  • (15) Autonomy is a vital component of long tenure and satisfaction.
  • (16) During her tenure, sales have tripled to nearly £6bn and profits grown more than three times to a record high of £942m in 2011, as the company focused on learning products and moved towards digital.
  • (17) He casts Livingstone's tenure as one big financial mismanagement and contrasts this to his own administration, which, he argues, has been rewarded by the coalition government for responsibly cutting waste with funding that will allow major infrastructure investments such as Crossrail and tube upgrades to go ahead.
  • (18) Sir David Nicholson's bruising tenure as chief executive of the NHS saw him take a further battering from MPs as the public accounts committee criticised him over big pay rises for consultants and a range of other issues, including his penchant for first class rail travel.
  • (19) This is advice Clinton has almost certainly taken to heart as she defends herself against attacks over her family foundation’s acceptance of foreign donations and her use of private email during her tenure as secretary of state.
  • (20) According to officials, the turnout was a respectable 38.6% – higher than the 33% who voted in a referendum during Morsi's tenure, but lower than the 41.9% who turned out in a similar poll following Egypt's 2011 uprising.

Vavasory


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality or tenure of the fee held by a vavasor; also, the lands held by a vavasor.

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