Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun seniority
2 senses of seniority
Sense 1
seniority, senior status, higher status, higher rank -- (higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service)
=> high status -- (a position of superior status)
Sense 2
longevity, seniority -- (the property of being long-lived)
=> oldness -- (the opposite of youngness)