Home › Words › J › juniorityjuniorityjuniority · noun — the quality or state of being junior.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom junior + -ity.nounThe quality or state of being junior.e.g.“Had a vast knowledge of the aboriginal tribes; was, in spite of his juniority, the greatest authority on the aboriginal Gullals.” — 1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 37:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).