Definitions for eldest
ˈɛl dɪstel·dest

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. firstborn, eldest(adj)

   the offspring who came first in the order of birth

2. firstborn, eldest(adj)

   first in order of birth

   "the firstborn child"

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1. eldest(Adjective)

   ; greatest in age or seniority.

   eldest son

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Eldest(adj)

   oldest; longest in duration

2. Eldest(adj)

   born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder

Origin: [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See Elder, a.]

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1. Eldest

   Eldest is the second book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini and the sequel to Eragon. Eldest was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005, and was released in paperback in September 2006. Eldest has been released in an audiobook format, and as an ebook. Like Eragon, Eldest became a New York Times bestseller. A deluxe edition of Eldest was released on September 26, 2006, including new information and art by both the illustrator and the author. Other editions of Eldest are translated into different languages. Eldest begins following several important events in Eragon. The story is the continued adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira, centering around their journey to the realm of the Elves in order to further Eragon's training as a Dragon Rider. Other plots in the story focus on Roran, Eragon's cousin, who leads the inhabitants of Carvahall to Surda to join the Varden, and Nasuada as she takes on her father's role as leader of the Varden. Eldest ends at the Battle of the Burning Plains, where Eragon faces a new Dragon Rider, Murtagh, and a new dragon, Thorn. Reviews pointed out the similarities between Eldest and other works such as The Lord of the Rings, while praising the themes of the book, such as friendship and honor. Several of these reviews commented on the style and genre of Eldest, while others considered the possibility of a film adaptation similar to the adaption of its prequel Eragon.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. eldest

   The old navy term for first, as applied to the senior lieutenant.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'eldest' in Adjectives Frequency: #1021

How to pronounce eldest?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of eldest in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of eldest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of eldest in a Sentence

1. Thomas Fuller:

   Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

2. William Shakespeare:

   O, my offence is rank, it smells to heaven It hath the primal eldest curse upon 't, A brother's murder.

3. Kerry Askin:

   We just said’stop; there is still fight in him,’ then his oxygen levels started to pick up, and he started coming back to us. By Easter Sunday, he was stable enough that I felt comfortable enough to have a lie down. I was strong in that belief that he was our Easter miracle. When we told our eldest, he said ‘he’s like Jesus’ – because he had been learning about it in school.

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