senior

Adj

1. (comparative, declension-3, form-of) comparative degree of senex
2. (comparative, declension-3) comparative degree of senex

Noun

1. (Medieval-Latin, declension-3, masculine) a lord, sir
2. (Medieval-Latin, declension-3, masculine) an abbot
3. (Medieval-Latin, declension-3, masculine) a husband
4. (declension-3, masculine) old person, old man, older person, older man

Opposite of

iūnior

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsɛ.ni.ɔr]

Etymology

Comparative of senex. Compare Old Irish siniu, Vedic Sanskrit सन्यस् (sányas).

Concepts

elder

lord

aged

elders

Translations

قديم

🧓

älter

άρχοντας

αφροξυλιά

ainé

seigneur

plus âgé

plus vieux

più grande

più vecchio

ouder

starszy

lord

senhor

👨

mais velho