Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

tenure by divine service

Hist. A tenure obligating the tenant to perform an expressly defined divine service, such as singing a certain number of masses or distributing a fixed sum of alms. Cf. lay tenure. 3. A status afforded to a teacher or professor as a protection against summary dismissal without sufficient cause. ( This status has long been considered a cornerstone of academic freedom. 4. More generally, the legal protection of a long-term relationship, such as employment. - tenurial (ten-yuur-ee-al), adj.