1. The term during which some position is held
   - term of office, incumbency 
2. The right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
   - land tenure

1. Give life-time employment to
   "She was tenured after she published her book"

Derived forms: tenured, tenures

Type of: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, legal right, promote, raise, term, upgrade

Encyclopedia: Tenure

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