Definition of senior. Meaning of senior. Synonyms of senior

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Definition of senior

Senior
Senior Sen"ior, a. [L. senior, compar. of senex, gen. senis, old. See Sir.] 1. More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel. 2. Belonging to the final year of the regular course in American colleges, or in professional schools.
Senior
Senior Sen"ior, n. 1. A person who is older than another; one more advanced in life. 2. One older in office, or whose entrance upon office was anterior to that of another; one prior in grade. 3. An aged person; an older. --Dryden. Each village senior paused to scan, And speak the lovely caravan. --Emerson. 4. One in the fourth or final year of his collegiate course at an American college; -- originally called senior sophister; also, one in the last year of the course at a professional schools or at a seminary.

Meaning of senior from wikipedia

- senior may refer to:- senior citizen , a common polite designation for an elderly person in both uk and us english. senior (surname)
- twelfth grade or senior year, or grade twelve, are the north american names for the final year of secondary school. in most countries
- senior is a term used in the united states to describe a student in the 4th year of study (generally referring to high school or college/
- senior status is a form of semi- retirement for united states federal judge s, and judges in some state court systems. assume senior status.
- the same laws are designed to apply to all levels of football, although certain modifications for groups such as juniors, seniors, women
- in china, the term 'high school', also 'senior middle school' (高中), often refers to the senior part of the chinese secondary education, as
- the all-ireland senior hurling championship, the premier competition in hurling , is an annual series of games played in ireland during the
- the all-ireland senior football championship, the premier competition in gaelic football , is an annual series of games usually played in
- senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition. there are no age restrictions for senior players, who
- senior management : andy williamson obe – chief operating officer. richard heaselgrave – chief commercial officer. former presidents