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seniority en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sinˈjɑɹɪti/ (New-York-City, Philadelphia)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /siːnɪˈɒɹɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /sinˈjɔɹɪti/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Relateds

senator · senate · senior

Synonyms

anciennity · eldership

Translations (24)

bg трудов стаж (time) · ky улуулук (time) · es señoría (time) · id senioritas (time) · nl anciënniteit (time) · vi thâm niên (time) · de Anciennität (time) · nb ansiennitet (time) · fr ancienneté (time) · es enraizamiento institucional (time) · sv anciennitet (time) · fr séniorité (time) · yi סטאַזש (time) · sv tjänsteålder (time) · de Seniorität (time) · es radicación grupal (time) · hi वरिष्ठता (time) · ru стаж (time) · nl senioriteit (time) · es veteranía (time) · es antigüedad (time) · es arraigo laboral (time) · el αρχαιότητα (time) · da anciennitet (time)