<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.</li><li>The holding of property, especially real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered.</li><li>The period or term of holding something.</li><li>Status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>To give tenure to: After she served three years on probation, the committee tenured her.</li></ul>