occupancy vs tenure

occupancy

noun
  • The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant. 

  • The specific use to which something occupied is put. 

  • The period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises. 

tenure

noun
  • A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency. 

  • A period of time during which something is possessed. 

  • A right to hold land under the feudal system. 

  • A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution. 

verb
  • To grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone). 

How often have the words occupancy and tenure occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )