Seniority

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state of being older than another or others or higher in rank than another or others.
  • n. Precedence of position, especially precedence over others of the same rank by reason of a longer span of service.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality or state of being senior.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state of being senior; priority of birth: opposed to juniority: as, the elder brother is entitled to the place by seniority.
  • n. Priority in office or service: as, the seniority of a surgeon or a chaplain.
  • n. A body of seniors or elders; an assembly or court consisting of the senior fellows of a college.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the property of being long-lived
  • n. higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
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    oldness    high status   
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