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Webster 1913 Edition


Seniority

Sen-ior′i-ty

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Noun.
The quality or state of being senior.

Webster 1828 Edition


Seniority

SENIOR'ITY

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Noun.
1. Eldership; superior age; priority of birth. He is the elder brother, and entitled to the plae of seniority.
2. Priority in office; as the seniority of a pastor or counselor.

Definition 2024


seniority

seniority

English

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.

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