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the term during which some position is held;
or: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands;
or: giving or describing permanent employment to
or: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands;
or: giving or describing permanent employment to
- I remember well that the slaves, convinced of the precarious tenure on which they held their lives, passed whole days and nights in praying, crying, and groaning.Chapters 77-78 (31% in)
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