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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Viburnum :: Viburnum (n.) A genus of shrubs having opposite, petiolate leaves and cymose flowers, several species of which are cultivated as ornamental, as the laurestine and the guelder-rose..
Venerate :: Venerate (v. t.) To regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate parents and elders..
Senior :: Senior (a.) More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel..
Wallwort :: Wallwort (n.) The dwarf elder, or danewort (Sambucus Ebulus)..
Yielder :: Yielder (n.) One who yields.
Pharisee :: Pharisee (n.) One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews..
Schwenkfelder :: Schwenkfelder (n.) Alt. of Schwenkfeldia.
Water Elder :: Water elder () The guelder-rose.
Elder :: Elder (a.) An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
Buffer :: Buffer (n.) A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an elderly man..
Skelder :: Skelder (v. t. & i.) To deceive; to cheat; to trick.
Wielder :: Wielder (n.) One who wields or employs; a manager; a controller.
Priest :: Priest (n.) A presbyter elder; a ministe.
Elderwort :: Elderwort (n.) Danewort.
Eldern :: Eldern (a.) Made of elder.
Scout :: Scout (n.) A fielder in a game for practice.
Welder :: Welder (n.) One who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding..
Leg :: Leg (n.) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter..
Gelder :: Gelder (n.) One who gelds or castrates.
Elder :: Elder (a.) Older; more aged, or existing longer..
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