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1. (a compar. of) elder
of greater age; older.
2. elder
of higher rank; senior.
3. elder
of former times; earlier.
4. (n.) elder
an older person:
a boy who respects his elders.
5. elder
an aged person.
6. elder
an older, influential member of a tribe or community, often a chief or ruler.
7. elder
a presbyter.
8. elder
(in certain Protestant churches) a lay member who is a governing officer, often assisting the pastor in services.
9. (n.) elder
any shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus, of the honeysuckle family, having divided leaves and clusters of small red, black, or yellow berries.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME eldre, elrene, OE ellærn)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) elder, senior
a person who is older than you are
2. (noun) elder, elderberry bush
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
3. (adj) elder
any of various church officers
4. (adj) elder, older, sr.
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
"Bill Adams, Sr."
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1. (adjective) elder
oldest of two
my elder brother/sister
2. (noun) elder
sb older in your family
Who is the elder - you or your sister?
3. elder
an experienced, respected leader of a group
the elders of the tribe
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) elder
older; more aged, or existing longer
2. (adj) elder
born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc
3. (adj) elder
one who is older; a superior in age; a senior
4. (adj) elder
an aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor
5. (adj) elder
a person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church
6. (adj) elder
a clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder
7. (noun) elder
a genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. elder
a name given to certain office-bearers in the Presbyterian Church, associated with the minister in certain spiritual functions short of teaching and administering sacraments; their duties embrace the general oversight of the congregation, and are of a wider nature than those of the deacons, whose functions are confined strictly to the secular interests of the church; they are generally elected by the church members, and ordained in the presence of the congregation; their term of office is in some cases for a stated number of years, but more generally for life.
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Sense: (often of members of a family) older; senior
He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.
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 Afrikaans: meerder, ouer |
 Arabic: أكْبَرُ سِنّاً |
 Bulgarian: по-голям |
 Brazilian: mais velho |
 Czech: starší |
 German: älter |
 Danish: ældre |
 Greek: μεγαλύτερος |
 Spanish: mayor |
 Estonian: vanem |
 Farsi: بزرگتر؛ ارشد |
 Finnish: vanhempi |
 French: aîné |
 Hebrew: הַמבוּגָר יוֹתֵר |
 Hindi: ज्येष्ठ |
 Croatian: stariji |
 Hungarian: idősebb |
 Indonesian: lebih tua |
 Icelandic: eldri |
 Italian: più vecchio/anziano*, mag |
 Japanese: 年上の |
 Korean: 지위가 위인 |
 Lithuanian: vyresnis |
 Latvian: vecākais (par ģimenes loc |
 Malay: lebih tua |
 Dutch: oudste |
 Norwegian: eldre |
 Polish: starszy |
 Persian: بزرگتر؛ ارشد |
 Pashto: مشر |
 Portuguese: mais velho |
 Romanian: (cel) mai mare |
 Russian: старший |
 Slovak: starší |
 Slovenian: starejši |
 Serbian: stariji |
 Swedish: äldre |
 Thai: แก่กว่า |
 Turkish: (yaşça) daha büyük |
 Taiwanese: 年齡較大的；年長的 |
 Ukrainian: старший |
 Urdu: بڑا |
 Vietnamese: lớn hơn |
 Chinese: 年龄较大的，年长的 |
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