higher rank

English Thesaurus

1. higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service (noun.state)

hypernym	:	high status,
definition	:	a position of superior status (noun.state)

attribute	:	senior,
definition	:	older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service (adj.all)

attribute	:	junior,
definition	:	younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service (adj.all)

derivation	:	senior,
definition	:	older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service (adj.all)

derivation	:	senior,
definition	:	older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service (adj.all)