seniorityn.

/siːnɪˈɒrɪti/

Forms: Middle English–1500s seniorite, 1500s senyoryte, segniorite, 1500s–1600s senioritie, 1500s– seniority.

Etymology: < medieval Latin seniōritās, < Latin seniōr-em senior adj. and n.; see -ity suffix.

a. The state or quality of being senior; priority by reason of birth, superior age.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > senior person > [noun] > state of being

seniority1533

seniory1597

elderhood1601

1533 T. More Apol. xv, in Wks. 875/2 Sometime some one religion haue had some question and dysputed as it were a probleme, vpon thantiquitie or senioritie of their institucion.

1674 Govt. Tongue iv. 46 The first provoker has, by his seniority and primogeniture a double portion of the guilt.

1737 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 100/2 A sage Lady observ'd to them, that in this Assembly Respect and Precedence were only due to Seniority.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece V. 343 It had been agreed among the envoys that they should address the king in the order of seniority; and Demosthenes happened to be the youngest.

1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. i. 6 [The senior pupil] gave me his hand, cordially and frankly, for all his hauteur and his seniority.

†b. The senile period of life. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [noun]

eld971

old agec1330

agec1380

last agea1382

oldc1385

aldereldea1400

winterc1425

vilessec1430

annosityc1450

senectute1481

the black ox1546

golden years1559

years1561

great1587

afterlife1589

setting sun1597

antiquity1600

chair-daysa1616

the vale of yearsa1616

grandevity1623

green old age1634

eldship1647

senioritya1688

the other side of the hill1691

the decline of life1711

senectude1756

senility1791

senectitude1796

post-climacteric1826

Anno Domini1885

senium1911

golden age1946

a1688 J. Bunyan Life & Death Mr. Badman To Rdr. The minority, flower, and seniority of his Age.

†c. ? Numerical position in order of age. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [noun]

eldOE

yearsOE

oldc1175

statea1350

agea1387

springs1597

seniority1776

standing1789

1776 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. III. 342 In the second column is the surname and seniority of the infant, also in large characters.

2. Priority or precedence in office or service; esp. Military. Superiority in standing to another of equal rank by reason of earlier entrance into the service, or an earlier date of appointment.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > senior > condition of being superior in office

seniority?c1450

ancienty1549

ancientness1598

?c1450 in G. J. Aungier Hist. & Antiq. Syon Monastery (1840) 366 Eche in hys order after their seniorite in religion.

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes D 4 Where in an honorable Index they shall be placed according to their degree and segnioritie.

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 75 We were certaine yeeres fellow-students together at Fez, where being of one standing and seniority we [etc.].

1668 S. Pepys Diary 13 Oct. (1976) IX. 327 That places of preferment may go according to Seniority and merit.

1704 Mil. Dict. (ed. 2)

1769 W. Draper in ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. iv. 36 Let me ask Junius, if he knows any one nobleman in the army, who has had a regiment by seniority?

1853 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 127 1171 To go on from beginning to end in a system of promotion by seniority.

1908 Q. Rev. July 238 The fetish of seniority is responsible for many a muddle.

3. The body of seniors or senior fellows of a college.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > educational administration > university administration > [noun] > governing body

potestate1530

Regent House1573

seniority1687

caput1716

senate1736

senatus1835

1687 A. Farmer in J. R. Bloxham Magdalen Coll. & James II (1886) (modernized text) 69 I..do acknowledge before the Seniority that I have deservedly received..my..admonition.

1717 E. Miller Acct. Univ. Cambr. 129 That 'tis the first Instance that ever appear'd in the College Books..That any By-Law..was enter'd, or made in the Master's Name, without the Consent of the Seniority.

1843 Whewell Jrnl. in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) 2 627 If the Fellows were dissatisfied I regretted that the matter had not been brought before the Seniority.

1859 F. W. Farrar Julian Home xxiii. 300 Kennedy..rushed back to the Seniority, who were already beginning to wonder at his long absence.

†4. Used for signority n., in the sense ‘body of signors’. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > lord > [noun] > collectively

seigniory1485

seniority1517

lordshipc1600

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lord > body of lords

seigniory1485

seniority1517

lordshipc1600

1517 R. Torkington Oldest Diarie Englysshe Trav. (1884) 14 The Duke Satt in Seynt Markes Churche in ryght hys [read hye] astate in the Qwer on the ryght syd with senyoryte which they call lords.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	seniority
释义	seniorityn. /siːnɪˈɒrɪti/ Forms: Middle English–1500s seniorite, 1500s senyoryte, segniorite, 1500s–1600s senioritie, 1500s– seniority. Etymology: < medieval Latin seniōritās, < Latin seniōr-em senior adj. and n.; see -ity suffix. 1. a. The state or quality of being senior; priority by reason of birth, superior age. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > senior person > [noun] > state of being seniority1533 seniory1597 elderhood1601 1533 T. More Apol. xv, in Wks. 875/2 Sometime some one religion haue had some question and dysputed as it were a probleme, vpon thantiquitie or senioritie of their institucion. 1674 Govt. Tongue iv. 46 The first provoker has, by his seniority and primogeniture a double portion of the guilt. 1737 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 100/2 A sage Lady observ'd to them, that in this Assembly Respect and Precedence were only due to Seniority. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece V. 343 It had been agreed among the envoys that they should address the king in the order of seniority; and Demosthenes happened to be the youngest. 1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. i. 6 [The senior pupil] gave me his hand, cordially and frankly, for all his hauteur and his seniority. †b. The senile period of life. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [noun] eld971 old agec1330 agec1380 last agea1382 oldc1385 aldereldea1400 winterc1425 vilessec1430 annosityc1450 senectute1481 the black ox1546 golden years1559 years1561 great1587 afterlife1589 setting sun1597 antiquity1600 chair-daysa1616 the vale of yearsa1616 grandevity1623 green old age1634 eldship1647 senioritya1688 the other side of the hill1691 the decline of life1711 senectude1756 senility1791 senectitude1796 post-climacteric1826 Anno Domini1885 senium1911 golden age1946 a1688 J. Bunyan Life & Death Mr. Badman To Rdr. The minority, flower, and seniority of his Age. †c. ? Numerical position in order of age. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [noun] eldOE yearsOE oldc1175 statea1350 agea1387 springs1597 seniority1776 standing1789 1776 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. III. 342 In the second column is the surname and seniority of the infant, also in large characters. 2. Priority or precedence in office or service; esp. Military. Superiority in standing to another of equal rank by reason of earlier entrance into the service, or an earlier date of appointment. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > senior > condition of being superior in office seniority?c1450 ancienty1549 ancientness1598 ?c1450 in G. J. Aungier Hist. & Antiq. Syon Monastery (1840) 366 Eche in hys order after their seniorite in religion. 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes D 4 Where in an honorable Index they shall be placed according to their degree and segnioritie. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 75 We were certaine yeeres fellow-students together at Fez, where being of one standing and seniority we [etc.]. 1668 S. Pepys Diary 13 Oct. (1976) IX. 327 That places of preferment may go according to Seniority and merit. 1704 Mil. Dict. (ed. 2) 1769 W. Draper in ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. iv. 36 Let me ask Junius, if he knows any one nobleman in the army, who has had a regiment by seniority? 1853 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 127 1171 To go on from beginning to end in a system of promotion by seniority. 1908 Q. Rev. July 238 The fetish of seniority is responsible for many a muddle. 3. The body of seniors or senior fellows of a college. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > university administration > [noun] > governing body potestate1530 Regent House1573 seniority1687 caput1716 senate1736 senatus1835 1687 A. Farmer in J. R. Bloxham Magdalen Coll. & James II (1886) (modernized text) 69 I..do acknowledge before the Seniority that I have deservedly received..my..admonition. 1717 E. Miller Acct. Univ. Cambr. 129 That 'tis the first Instance that ever appear'd in the College Books..That any By-Law..was enter'd, or made in the Master's Name, without the Consent of the Seniority. 1843 Whewell Jrnl. in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) 2 627 If the Fellows were dissatisfied I regretted that the matter had not been brought before the Seniority. 1859 F. W. Farrar Julian Home xxiii. 300 Kennedy..rushed back to the Seniority, who were already beginning to wonder at his long absence. †4. Used for signority n., in the sense ‘body of signors’. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > lord > [noun] > collectively seigniory1485 seniority1517 lordshipc1600 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > lord or lady > [noun] > lord > body of lords seigniory1485 seniority1517 lordshipc1600 1517 R. Torkington Oldest Diarie Englysshe Trav. (1884) 14 The Duke Satt in Seynt Markes Churche in ryght hys [read hye] astate in the Qwer on the ryght syd with senyoryte which they call lords. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?c1450
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