Noun

• S: (n) tenure, term of office, incumbency (the term during which some position is held)
• S: (n) tenure, land tenure (the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

Verb

• S: (v) tenure (give life-time employment to) "She was tenured after she published her book"