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seniority

/sinˈjɔɹɪti/ noun C1
  1. A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer. (countable, uncountable) · It's an old-fashioned company, with parking spaces and other perks doled out on the basis of seniority.

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Miss Bennet’s lovely face confirmed his views, and established all his strictest notions of what was due to seniority; and for the first evening _she_ was his settled choice.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 78 · B2

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