| NOUN | time | tenure, term of office, incumbency | the term during which some position is held |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | tenure, land tenure | the right to hold property | |
| VERB | social | tenure | give life-time employment / employment to |
| Sounds | teh'nyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | behavior ... Xavier: 32 rhymes with yer... | |
| Meaning | The term during which some position is held. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | term of office, incumbency | |
| Narrower | episcopate | The term of office of a bishop |
| presidency, presidential term, administration | The tenure of a president | |
| vice-presidency, vice-presidential term | The tenure of a vice president | |
| Broader | term | A limited period of time |
| Spanish | gobierno, judicatura, legislatura, mandato | |
| Catalan | govern, legislatura | |
| Verbs | tenure | give life-time employment / employment to |
| Meaning | The right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | land tenure | |
| Narrower | copyhold | A medieval form of land tenure in England |
| freehold | tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life | |
| villeinage | tenure by which a villein held land | |
| Broader | legal right | A right based in law |
| Spanish | posesión, tenencia | |
| Meaning | Give life-time employment / employment to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She was tenured after she published her book" | |
| Category | academia, academe | The academic world |
| Broader | promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate | Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position |
| Spanish | dar una permanencia | |
| Nouns | tenure | the term during which some position is held |
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