[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the holding or possessing of anything:the tenure of an office.", "the holding of property, especially real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered.", "the period or term of holding something.", "status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to give tenure to:After she served three years on probation, the committee tenured her."]}]