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elder::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | elderberry bush |
| Type of | bush, shrub |
| Has types | american red elder, black elder, black elderberry, blue elder, blue elderberry, bourtree, common elder, danewort, sweet elder, stinking elder, sambucus nigra, sambucus racemosa, sambucus caerulea, sambucus canadensis, sambucus ebulus, sambucus pubens, dwarf elder, elderberry, european elder, european red elder, american elder, red-berried elder |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | church officer |
| Has types | presbyter |
| Derivation | eldership |
Examples of elder
elder
The elder asked the younger if he wanted help finding another Division I school.
From the stltoday.com
He fondly recalls sitting in the audience and watching the elder Kahane perform.
From the denverpost.com
It is true that our elder counterparts move more slowly due to physical changes.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The elder Wiley slipped into a coma and died the next day at a Raleigh hospital.
From the thenewstribune.com
A three month elimination period for a frail elder can be a long and risky time.
From the forbes.com
The only route back to Wladimir is via the granite chin of elder brother Vitali.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The elder bin Laden was disappointed to hear that the conversion was impossible.
From the time.com
Instead, Kessel, five years Seguin's elder, is breaking out right alongside him.
From the sfgate.com
The father, Popolzai, had been a tribal elder, a frequent target for insurgents.
From the online.wsj.com
- A person who is older than you are
- Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."
- Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
- Any of various church officers
- (eldest) firstborn: the offspring who came first in the order of birth
- The term Elder (or its equivalent in another language) is used in several different countries and organizations to indicate a position of authority. ...
- Elder was an American racing car constructor. Elder cars competed in one FIA World Championship race - the 1959 Indianapolis 500.
- * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
- Elder is a priesthood office in the Melchizedek Priesthood of denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
