Jun"ior , n.
1. A younger person.
His junior she, by thirty years.
Byron.
2. Hence: One of a lower or later standing; specifically, in American colleges, one in the third
year of his
course, one in the fourth
or final year being designated a senior; in some seminaries, one in the first year, in others, one in
the second year, of a three years' course.
Jun"ior (jūn"y&etilde;r; 277), a. [L. contr. fr.
juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See Juvenile.]
1. Less advanced in age than another; younger.
&fist; Junior is applied to distinguish the younger of two persons bearing the same name in
the same family, and is opposed to senior or elder. Commonly applied
to a son who has the same Christian name as his father.
2. Lower in standing or in rank; later in office; as, a
junior partner;
junior counsel;
junior captain.
3. Composed of juniors, whether younger or a lower standing; as, the junior class; of or
pertaining to juniors or to a junior class. See Junior, n.,
2.
4. Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
Our
first studies and junior endeavors.
Sir T. Browne.
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