名词

1. (房屋的)居住权;(土地的)使用权，使用期
Tenure is the legal right to live in a particular building or to use a particular piece of land during a fixed period of time.

2. (重要职位的)任期，任职期间
Tenure is the period of time during which someone holds an important job.

3. 终身职位;终身聘用
If you have tenure in your job, you have the right to keep it until you retire.

1. the right to hold property
part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands

Synonym: land tenure

2. the term during which some position is held

Synonym: term of officeincumbency