<b><font size="4">"tenure"</font></b><br/><b>noun</b> <ol> <li>the term during which some position is held [syn: <a href="../termofoffice.html">term of office</a>, <a href="../incumbency.html">incumbency</a>] </li> <li>the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands [syn: <a href="/">land tenure</a>]</li> </ol> <b>verb</b> <ol> <li>give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../tenure.html">http://www.word.sc/tenure</a>

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