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Definition elder

Etymology 1

From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation.

Adjective

elder

1. comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.

Noun

elder (plural elders)

1. An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
2. One who is older than another.
3. One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
4. An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
5. A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
6. (US, Mormonism) One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
7. (US, Mormonism) Male missionary.
8. (Mormonism, often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
9. (paganism and Heathenry) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.

Verb

elder (third-person singular simple present elders, present participle eldering, simple past and past participle eldered)

1. (Quakerism) To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.

Etymology 2

From Middle English eldre, eller, from Old English ellærn, from Proto-Germanic *elernaz, *eldernaz (confer Low German Elhorn, Elloorn), adjectival from Proto-Indo-European *h?ed?-l- (“spruce, fir”) (compare Middle Irish aidlen (“silver fir”), Latin ebulum (“dwarf elder”), Old Prussian addle (“fir”), Czech jedle (“silver fir”), Ancient Greek ????? (elát?, “silver fir”)

Noun

elder (plural elders)

1. A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
2. 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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