TENURE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the right to hold property
   • part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
   Synonym(s)
   • land tenure (what does land tenure mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) tenure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • legal right (what does legal right mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • copyhold (what does copyhold mean?)
   • freehold (what does freehold mean?)
   • villeinage (what does villeinage mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the term during which some position is held
   Synonym(s)
   • incumbency (what does incumbency mean?)
   • term of office (what does term of office mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) tenure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • term (what does term mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • presidency (what does presidency mean?)
   • presidential term (what does presidential term mean?)
   • administration (what does administration mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tenure (what does tenure mean?)

TENURE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • give life-time employment to
   Usage Example(s)
   • She was tenured after she published her book
   Hypernyms(s) tenure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • promote (what does promote mean?)
   • upgrade (what does upgrade mean?)
   • advance (what does advance mean?)
   • kick upstairs (what does kick upstairs mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • elevate (what does elevate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tenure (what does tenure mean?)
   • term of office (what does term of office mean?)
   • incumbency (what does incumbency mean?)