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Definition of elder

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Elder (a.) 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..

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Yielder :: Yielder (n.) One who yields.

Madam :: Madam (n.) A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir..

Wallwort :: Wallwort (n.) The dwarf elder, or danewort (Sambucus Ebulus)..

Danewort :: Danewort (n.) A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed, Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood. [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes.].

Presbyter :: Presbyter (n.) An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1..

Gelder :: Gelder (n.) One who gelds or castrates.

Diselder :: Diselder (v. t.) To deprive of an elder or elders, or of the office of an elder..

Elder :: Elder (a.) A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder..

Elder :: Elder (a.) 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..

Skelder :: Skelder (v. t. & i.) To deceive; to cheat; to trick.

Elder :: Elder (a.) Older; more aged, or existing longer..

Welder :: Welder (n.) One who welds, or wields..

Gatten Tree :: Gatten tree () A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose (Viburnum Opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree (Euonymus Europaeus)..

Matronal :: Matronal (a.) Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.

Elder :: Elder (a.) One who is older; a superior in age; a senior.

Eldership :: Eldership (n.) Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders..

Snowball :: Snowball (n.) The Guelder-rose.

Dame :: Dame (n.) A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman..

Sir :: Sir (n.) A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way of emphatic formality..

Ancient :: Ancient (n.) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.