A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous for a certain number of years.
A right to hold land under the feudal system.
A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
A period of time during which something is possessed.
A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.
To grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone).