[syn: longevity, seniority]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Longevity \Lon*gev"i*ty\, n. [L. longaevitas. See Longevous.]
Long duration of life; length of life.
[1913 Webster]
The instances of longevity are chiefly amongst the
abstemious. --Arbuthnot.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
longevity
n 1: duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had
unusual longevity in the company" [syn: longevity,
length of service]
2: the property of being long-lived [syn: longevity,
seniority]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
LONGEVITY, n. Uncommon extension of the fear of death.