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| senpei | |
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| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsenpeɪ/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Middle senpē |
| Related words | Skaella, leitae, techna |
senpei — one who is further along in a thing than you are; a mentor, and one whose notice confers standing.
Notes
Seniority of skill rather than of years, though the two often travel together. The senpei is the one who was doing this before you were and knows how it is done here.
Used among slaves as well as free people. In a household with several slaves the senpei is whoever trains the others and answers for the work, and the junior slaves address her as Senpei. Some would rather be called by their names and say so, and that settles it. An owner does not involve himself either way, it being a petty thing and not worth his time what one slave calls another.
Never used of oneself.