ten·ure 
/ˈtɛnjɚ/ noun
plural ten·ures /ˈtɛnjɚ/ noun 1 [count] : the amount of time that a person holds a job, office, or title
▪ During his tenure as head coach, the team won the championship twice. ▪ her 12-year tenure with the company ▪ His tenure in office will end with the next election. 2 [noncount] : the right to keep a job (especially the job of being a professor at a college or university) for as long as you want to have it
▪ After seven years I was finally granted tenure. ▪ He hopes to get tenure next year. 3 [noncount] law : the right to use property
▪ The defendant did not have tenure on the land. ▪ land tenure in Anglo-Saxon Britain
▪ During his tenure as head coach, the team won the championship twice. ▪ her 12-year tenure with the company ▪ His tenure in office will end with the next election.
▪ After seven years I was finally granted tenure. ▪ He hopes to get tenure next year.
▪ The defendant did not have tenure on the land. ▪ land tenure in Anglo-Saxon Britain
— ten·ured /ˈtɛnjɚd/ adjective, US
▪ She became a tenured professor. ▪ tenured faculty members
/ˈtɛnjɚd/ adjective, US ▪ She became a tenured professor. ▪ tenured faculty members
