senior.
Older.
Meaning & usage
Older.
senior citizen
Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior.
senior member; senior counsel
Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience.
senior hockey
Synonym of elder.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English senior, from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”); see senate. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.
An old person.
Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
He was four years her senior.
Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
A final-year student at a high school or university; a finalist.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English senior, from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”); see senate. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.
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