(ש"ע) חזקה, אחיזה; תקופה; קביעות

n. strength, act of holding; period; permanence (especially as referring to one's status as an employee)

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Noun
1. the term during which some position is held
(synonym) term of office, incumbency
(hypernym) term
(hyponym) presidency, presidential term, administration
2. the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
(synonym) land tenure
(hypernym) legal right
(hyponym) copyhold

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Verb
1. give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"
(hypernym) promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
(derivation) term of office, incumbency
(classification) academia, academe

nf. tenure, strength

n. order