WordNet
higher status
n. higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service [syn: seniority, senior status, higher rank]
Usage examples of "higher status".
It was considered an honor for a young woman to be chosen, especially by a clan of a higher status, although moving away would be traumatic for her and her loved ones left behind.
Can also be used as a compliment by a higher status Jao to a lower.
They were different from the ones that had been there on Liu Han's last visit, and perhaps implied higher status for the envoys of the People's Liberation Army.