different between seniority vs senior

English

Etymology

From Middle English senyoryte, from Medieval Latin senioritas, from Latin senior (“elder”); see senior.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: s?n-?-?r??-t?, IPA^(key): /si?n?????ti/
• (General American) enPR: s?n-y?r??-t?, IPA^(key): /sin?j???ti/
• Rhymes: -???ti
• 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

• anciennity
• eldership

Related terms

• senior

Translations

Further reading

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

English

Alternative forms

• seniour (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”); see senate. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, sire, and sir.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sinj?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?si?nj?(r)/
• Hyphenation: se?nior

Adjective

senior (comparative more senior, superlative most senior)

1. Older; superior

2. Higher in rank, dignity, or office.

3. (US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.

Synonyms

• (older): geriatric, long in the tooth, on in years; see also Thesaurus:elderly

Antonyms

• junior

Related terms

• senile
• senate
• sir

Translations

Noun

senior (plural seniors)

1. (now chiefly US) An old person.

   Synonyms: senior citizen; see also Thesaurus:old person

2. Someone older than someone else (with possessive). [from 15th c.]

3. Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age. [from 14th c.]
4. (obsolete, biblical) An elder or presbyter in the early Church. [14th-16th c.]
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts IV:

     Then Peter full of the holy goost sayd unto them. Ye ruelars of the people, and seniours of israhel [...].

5. Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
6. (US) A final-year student at a high school or university. [from 17th c.]

Antonyms

• junior

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Ireson, Nerios, Serino, irones, nories, nosier, rosein, seroin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin senior. Doublet of sire, seigneur, and sieur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.nj??/

Noun

senior m (plural seniors)

1. (sports) senior (older player)
2. elderly person

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch senior, from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”). Doublet of senyur and sinyo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s??ni?r]
• Hyphenation: sè?ni?or

Adjective

senior

1. senior
   1. older; superior
   2. higher in rank, dignity, or office.

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “senior” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin senior.

Adjective

senior (comparative plus senior, superlative le plus senior)

1. older

Noun

senior (plural seniors)

1. lord

Latin

Etymology

Comparative of senex.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?se.ni.or/, [?s??ni?r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?se.ni.or/, [?s??ni?r]

Adjective

senior (neuter senius, positive senex); third declension

1. older, elder; rather old

   Antonym: i?nior

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

Noun

senior m (genitive seni?ris); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a lord, sir

   Coordinate term: seniorissa

2. (Medieval Latin) an abbot
3. (Medieval Latin) a husband
4. old person, old man, older person, older man

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Related terms

Descendants

References

• senior in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• senior in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• senior in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• senior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• senior in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Anagrams

• ?nser?
• ori?ns

Polish

Etymology

From Latin senior (“older”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?.??r/

Noun

senior m pers (feminine seniorka)

1. elder (older person)

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

From French senior.

Adjective

senior m or n (feminine singular senior?, masculine plural seniori, feminine and neuter plural seniore)

1. senior

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin senior. Doublet of señor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se?njo?/, [se?njo?]

Noun

senior m (plural seniores)

1. senior (clarification of this definition is needed)