Word: nontenure
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
ten
ure
Definition: A defendant's plea that he/she did not hold the land, as affirmed.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: tenure
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A right to hold land under the feudal system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tentus
Language: la
Decoded: tentus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: held
Affix: -us
Language: la
Decoded: -us
Meaning: suffix forming passive perfect participle
Affix: -ra
Language: la
Decoded: -ra
Meaning: nominal suffix