Definition of elder

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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..

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Dame :: Dame (n.) A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman..
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..
Fielding :: Fielding (n.) The act of playing as a fielder.
Saturn :: Saturn (n.) One of the elder and principal deities, the son of Coelus and Terra (Heaven and Earth), and the father of Jupiter. The corresponding Greek divinity was Kro`nos, later CHro`nos, Time..
Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority..
Senate :: Senate (n.) A body of elders appointed or elected from among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme legislative authority..
Eldern :: Eldern (a.) Made of elder.
Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) A body of elders in the early Christian church.
Overthrow :: Overthrow (n.) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run..
Snowball :: Snowball (n.) The Guelder-rose.
Wallwort :: Wallwort (n.) The dwarf elder, or danewort (Sambucus Ebulus)..
Wielder :: Wielder (n.) One who wields or employs; a manager; a controller.
Ancient :: Ancient (n.) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
Eldest :: Eldest (a.) Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder..
Pique :: Pique (n.) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one..
Duenna :: Duenna (n.) An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family..
Eldership :: Eldership (n.) Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders..
Skelder :: Skelder (n.) A vagrant; a cheat.
Over :: Over (n.) A certain number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the fielders changing places..
Diselder :: Diselder (v. t.) To deprive of an elder or elders, or of the office of an elder..
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