senior
1. se.nior \'se--ny*r\ n [ME, fr. L, fr. senior, adj.] 1: a person older
than another 2a: a person with higher standing or rank 2b: a senior
fellow of a college at an English university 2c: a student in the year
preceding graduation from a school of secondary o r higher level
2. senior aj [ME, fr. L, older, elder, compar. of sen-, senex old; akin to
Goth]sineigs old, Gk henos 1a: of prior birth, establishment, or enrollment
- often used to disting uish a father with the same given name as his son
1b: having reached the age of retirement {~ citizens} 2: SUPERIOR {the ~
officers} 3: of or relating to seniors {the ~ class} 4: having a claim on
corporate assets and income prior to other securities