seniority

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English senyoryte, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin senioritas, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin senior (“elder”); see senior.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sēn-ē-ŏrʹĭ-tē, IPA^(key): /siːnɪˈɒɹɪti/
• enPR: sēn-yŏrʹĭ-tē, IPA^(key): /sinˈjɔɹɪti/
• Rhymes: -ɒɹɪti
• Hyphenation: se‧nior‧i‧ty

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.

Synonyms

• eldership

Related terms

• senior

Translations

time

• Danish: anciennitet (da)
• Dutch: senioriteit (nl)
• French: ancienneté (fr)
• German: Anciennität f, Seniorität (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: αρχαιότητα (el) f (archaiótita)
• Russian: стаж (ru) m (staž)
• Spanish: antigüedad (es) f, arraigo laboral m
• Swedish: anciennitet (sv) c, tjänsteålder c

Further reading

• “seniority”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “seniority”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.