[ˈsiːnɪə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of or for older or more experienced people
(e.g: senior citizens)

- high or higher in rank or status
(e.g: he is a senior Finance Ministry official)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘older, older man’, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’

[ˈsiːnɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who is a specified number of years older than someone else
(e.g: she was only two years his senior)

- a student in one of the higher forms of a senior school
(e.g: among the pupils was a senior, a boy of about seventeen)

- an elderly person, especially an old-age pensioner
(e.g: the price is £7 for adults and £3.50 for seniors)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘older, older man’, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’