elder

Definition of Elder in English :

Noun

1. elder, senior

a person who is older than you are

senior

any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

elderberry bush

3. elder

any of various church officers

Adjective

4. elder, older, sr.

used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

Example Sentences:
'Bill Adams, Sr.'

older
sr.

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Elder

see synonyms of elder

adjective

1.

born earlier; senior

Compare older

2.

(in piquet and similar card games) denoting or relating to the nondealer (the elder hand), who has certain advantages in the play

3. archaic

a.

prior in rank, position, or office

b.

of a previous time; former

noun

4.

an older person; one's senior

5. anthropology

a senior member of a tribe who has influence or authority

6.

(in certain Protestant Churches) a lay office having teaching, pastoral, or administrative functions

7. another word for presbyter

noun

1. Also called: elderberry

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

2.

any of various unrelated plants, such as box elder and marsh elder

noun

Sir Mark Philip. born 1947, British conductor; musical director of the English National Opera (1979–93) and of the Hallé Orchestra from 2000

Elder

see synonyms of elder

adjective

1.

born or brought forth earlier than another or others; exceeding another in age; senior; older

2. Obsolete

of longer standing or superior rank, position, validity, etc.

3. Rare

earlier; former; ancient

noun

4.

an older person

5.

an aged person

6.

a forefather; ancestor; predecessor

7.

an older person with some authority or dignity in a tribe or community

8.

a.

an officer in an early Christian church

b.

in some Protestant churches, a minister; also, a member appointed to the ruling body who may also assist at Communion

c. US, Mormon Church

a member of the Melchizedek priesthood

noun

1.

any of a genus (Sambucus) of shrubs and small trees of the honeysuckle family, with compound leaves and flat-topped clusters of small white flowers followed by red or purple berries

2.

any of various unrelated plants, as the box elder or the marsh elder

Elder

see synonyms of elder

adj.

1. Greater than another in age or seniority.

2. Archaic Superior to another or others, as in rank.

n.

1. An older person.

2. An older, influential member of a family, tribe, or community.

3. One of the governing officers of a church, often having pastoral or teaching functions.

4. Mormon Church A member of the higher order of priesthood.

n.

See elderberry.

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