juniority

[ joon-yawr-i-tee, -yor- ]

/ dʒunˈyɔr ɪ ti, -ˈyɒr- /

the state or fact of being junior in age, rank, standing, etc.

Origin of juniority

First recorded in 1590–1600; junior + -ity

To me, in honor of my 'juniority,' as Mrs. Fanning said, was assigned a place near her.

Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 |Various
He did his best to avenge his juniority as time passed on by an enormous length of limb.

The Passionate Friends |Herbert George Wells
Had a vast knowledge of the aboriginal tribes; was, in spite of his juniority, the greatest authority on the aboriginal Gullals.

The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition |Rudyard Kipling