Elders

[el-der]

eld·er

1[el-der]
adjective a compar. of old with eldest as superl.
1.
of greater age; older.
2.
of higher rank; senior: an elder officer.
3.
of or pertaining to former times; earlier: Much that was forbidden by elder custom is accepted today.
noun
4.
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
5.
an aged person.
6.
an influential member of a tribe or community, often a chief or ruler; a superior.
7.
a presbyter.
8.
(in certain Protestant churches) a lay member who is a governing officer, often assisting the pastor in services.
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9.
Mormon Church. a member of the Melchizedek priesthood.
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Elders is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English eldra, comparative of eald old


1. See older.


1. younger.

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el·der

2[el-der]
noun
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Sambucus, of the honeysuckle family, having pinnate leaves, clusters of white flowers, and red or black, berrylike fruit.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English eldre, elrene, ellerne, Old English ellærn; cognate with Middle Low German ellern
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