elder
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/ˈeldə/
English
Definitions
noun
- An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.“We were presented to the village elder.”
- One who is older than another.“Respect your elders.”
- One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
- An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
verb
- To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.“I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship.”
adjective
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.“an old abandoned building; an old friend”
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.“I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.”
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.“How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.”
- (heading) Of an earlier time.
noun
- A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
- Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
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Synonyms
eldmzeeseniorantecessorforerunnererstwhileex-formerone-timepastancientlong in the toothagedof ageageingagingelderlyon in years