senior

senior
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from senior, adjective Date: 14th century 1. a person older than another <
five years my senior
> 2. a. a person with higher standing or rank b. a senior fellow of a college at an English university c. a student in the year preceding graduation from a school of secondary or higher level 3. capitalized a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in the 9th through 12th grades in school 4. senior citizen II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, older, elder, comparative of sen-, senex old; akin to Gothic sineigs old, Greek henos Date: 14th century 1. of prior birth, establishment, or enrollment — often used to distinguish a father with the same given name as his son 2. higher ranking ; superior <
senior officers
> 3. of, relating to, or intended for seniors <
a senior center
> 4. having a claim on corporate assets and income prior to other securities

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Senior — rsp. senior (lat. ‚älter‘) steht für: einen älteren Menschen, siehe Senioren den Älteren bei gleichnamigen Personen, siehe Namenszusatz #Senior den älteren Teilhaber einer Firma, siehe Seniorpartner einen Zusatz zu einer Stellenbezeichnung einer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sénior — es una palabra de origen latino que significa mayor . El término opuesto es junior. El DRAE recoge las formas con tilde y sin tilde de ambas palabras (senior y sénior, júnior y junior).[1] Puede referirse a: Contenido 1 En la actualidad …   Wikipedia Español

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  • sénior — 1. Voz procedente del comparativo latino senior (‘más viejo’), cuyo uso actual en español se ha revitalizado por influjo del inglés. En español debe escribirse con tilde por ser palabra llana terminada en consonante distinta de n o s (→ tilde2, 1 …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • senior — [sēn′yər] adj. [ME < L senior, compar. of senex, old: see SENATE] 1. of the greater age; older: written Sr. after the name of a father whose son has been given exactly the same name: opposed to JUNIOR 2. of higher rank or standing, or longer… …   English World dictionary

  • Senior — Sm älterer Geschäftspartner, älterer Mensch erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (14. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus dem Komparativ l. senior älter zu l. senex alt .    Ebenso nndl. senior, ne. senior, nfrz. senior, nnorw. senior; Senat. ✎ DF 4 (1978),… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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  • Senior — is Latin for elder. Senior can refer to: * A person of old age * A student in the last (usually fourth) year at a college or university * A student in the twelfth grade, in high school. Year 11 and 12 in Australia are called seniors * A suffix… …   Wikipedia

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