"seniormost" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsinjɚˈməʊst/ [General-American], /ˈsiːnjə(r)ˈmoʊst/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: senior + -most Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|senior|most}} senior + -most Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} seniormost (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly India) Most senior. Tags: India, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-seniormost-en-adj-MH1M6vjm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -most, Indian English

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          "ref": "1873, United States Congress, Congressional Record, Washington, Congress, page 7734",
          "text": "The Senate does not make a judgment that reflects on the professionalism, the character, and behavior of the Navy's seniormost officer, and that, too, is not a small matter.",
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          "ref": "1901, Hermann Wunderlich, Der Deutsche Satzbau, Stuttgart, J. G. Cotta, pages 24-25",
          "text": "The best example we have is that of the Lozi of central Africa, described by Gluckman (1955); but there are many other similar, if less well described, systems in Africa and elsewhere. In other societies, certain roles, only partly political and jural in content, carry the obligation and the right to adjudicate or at least arbitrate in disputes and to give considered opinions and decisions with some expectation of their acceptance and enforcement. Examples of such roles are lineage head, ritual leader, agegroup leader, band leader, village head, seniormost kinsman, secret-society official, and the like.",
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        "(chiefly India) Most senior."
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          "ref": "1901, Hermann Wunderlich, Der Deutsche Satzbau, Stuttgart, J. G. Cotta, pages 24-25",
          "text": "The best example we have is that of the Lozi of central Africa, described by Gluckman (1955); but there are many other similar, if less well described, systems in Africa and elsewhere. In other societies, certain roles, only partly political and jural in content, carry the obligation and the right to adjudicate or at least arbitrate in disputes and to give considered opinions and decisions with some expectation of their acceptance and enforcement. Examples of such roles are lineage head, ritual leader, agegroup leader, band leader, village head, seniormost kinsman, secret-society official, and the like.",
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        "(chiefly India) Most senior."
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