seniority

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Middle English senyoryte < Mediaeval Latin senioritas < Latin senior (“‘elder’”); see senior.

[edit] Noun

seniority (countable and uncountable; plural seniorities)

1. 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.

   It's an old-fashioned company, with parking spaces and other perks doled out on the basis of seniority.

[edit] Related terms

• senior

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• seniority in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• seniority in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911