senior
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sen·ior 
[seen-yer] Pronunciation Key
[seen-yer] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | older or elder (usually designating the older of two men bearing the same name, as a father whose son is named after him, often written as Sr. or sr. following the name): I would like to see the senior Mr. Hansen Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Sr. Compare junior (def. 1). |
| 2. | of earlier appointment or admission, as to an office, status, or rank: a senior partner. |
| 3. | of higher or the highest rank or standing. |
| 4. | (in American schools, colleges, and universities) of or pertaining to students in their final year or to their class. |
| 5. | (in certain American colleges and universities) of or pertaining to the final two years of education, during which a student specializes in a certain field of study. |
| 6. | of, for, or pertaining to a senior citizen or senior citizens as a group: senior discounts on local bus fares. |
| 7. | of earlier date; prior to: His appointment is senior to mine by a year. |
| 8. | Finance. having a claim on payments, assets, dividends, or the like prior to other creditors, mortgages, stockholders, etc. |
| 9. | a person who is older than another. |
| 10. | a person of higher rank or standing than another, esp. by virtue of longer service. |
| 11. | (in the U.S.) a student in the final year at a high school, preparatory school, college, or university. |
| 12. | a fellow holding senior rank in a college at an English university. |
| 13. | a senior citizen. |
| 14. | (initial capital letter) a member of the Girl Scouts from 14 through 17 years of age. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L, equiv. to sen(ex) old, old man + -ior comp. adj. suffix]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| sen·ior
(sēn'yər) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
[Middle English, from Latin, comparative of senex, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
senior
senior
1287, from L. senior "older," comparative of senex (gen. senis) "old," from PIE base *sen- (see senile). Original use in Eng. was as addition to a personal name when father and son had the same name; meaning "higher in rank, longer in service" first recorded 1513. The L. word yielded titles of respect in many languages, cf. Fr. sire, Sp. señor, It. signor. Noun sense of "fourth-year student" is from 1741, from earlier general sense of "advanced student" (1612). Seniority "priority on office or service" is from 1450. Senior citizen first recorded 1938, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| senior | |
adjective | |
| 1. | older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer" [ant: junior] |
| 2. | used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college; "the senior prom" |
| 3. | advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: aged] |
noun | |
| 1. | an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation |
| 2. | a person who is older than you are [syn: elder] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: se·nior
Pronunciation: 'sE-ny&r
Function: adjective
: having higher rank or priority senior lienholder>; specifically : having a claim on corporate assets and income prior to other securities
Main Entry: se·nior
Pronunciation: 'sE-ny&r
Function: adjective
: having higher rank or priority senior lienholder>; specifically : having a claim on corporate assets and income prior to other securities
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Senior
Sen"ior\, a. [L. senior, compar. of senex, gen. senis, old. See Sir.]1. More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel. 2. Belonging to the final year of the regular course in American colleges, or in professional schools.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Senior
Sen"ior\, n. 1. A person who is older than another; one more advanced in life. 2. One older in office, or whose entrance upon office was anterior to that of another; one prior in grade. 3. An aged person; an older. --Dryden. Each village senior paused to scan, And speak the lovely caravan. --Emerson. 4. One in the fourth or final year of his collegiate course at an American college; -- originally called senior sophister; also, one in the last year of the course at a professional schools or at a seminary.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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