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elder
1[ el-der ]
adjective
- of greater age; older.
Antonyms: younger
- of higher rank; senior:
an elder officer.
- of or relating to former times; earlier:
Much that was forbidden by elder custom is accepted today.
noun
- a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- an aged person.
- an influential member of a tribe or community, often a chief or ruler; a superior.
- a presbyter.
- (in certain Protestant churches) a lay member who is a governing officer, often assisting the pastor in services.
- Mormon Church. a member of the Melchizedek priesthood.
elder
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.
elder
1/ ˈɛldə /
adjective
- born earlier; senior Compare older
- (in piquet and similar card games) denoting or relating to the nondealer (the elder hand ), who has certain advantages in the play
- archaic.
- prior in rank, position, or office
- of a previous time; former
noun
- an older person; one's senior
- anthropol a senior member of a tribe who has influence or authority
- (in certain Protestant Churches) a lay office having teaching, pastoral, or administrative functions
- another word for presbyter
Elder
2/ ˈɛldə /
noun
- ElderSir Mark Philip1947MBritishMUSIC: conductor Sir Mark Philip. born 1947, British conductor; musical director of the English National Opera (1979–93) and of the Hallé Orchestra from 2000
elder
3/ ˈɛldə /
noun
- Also calledelderberry any of various caprifoliaceous shrubs or small trees of the genus Sambucus, having clusters of small white flowers and red, purple, or black berry-like fruits
- any of various unrelated plants, such as box elder and marsh elder
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Derived Forms
- ˈelderˌship, noun
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Example Sentences
“Hurting others or destroying property is not the answer,” the elder Brown had said last week in a public-service video.
Our escort, Hajji Zalwar Khan, is the chief elder in charge of the valley council.
As another elder in the valley put it—perhaps more succinctly—“emotions are for women.”
He speaks of her much as he might of his elder son, the SEAL.
William Kristol, the editor of The Weekly Standard, was in rare agreement with the elder Paul.
Here the speaker, putting her hand before her mouth, coughed again, and looked affectionately at the elder Mr. Weller.
“My sister is passionately fond of children,” said the elder lady, in smiling apology.
"All right, Pater," you would say, and leave the matter in the hands of the elder generation.
You see, your two elder brothers went to the University, but then we could find them family livings.
Moreover, it circulated over all the state where the Elder was well known, and gave the gossips great food for delight.
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