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  Elder
     a name frequently used in the Old Testament as denoting a person
     clothed with authority, and entitled to respect and reverence
     (Gen. 50:7). It also denoted a political office (Num. 22:7). The
     "elders of Israel" held a rank among the people indicative of
     authority. Moses opened his commission to them (Ex. 3:16). They
     attended Moses on all important occasions. Seventy of them
     attended on him at the giving of the law (Ex. 24:1). Seventy
     also were selected from the whole number to bear with Moses the
     burden of the people (Num. 11:16, 17). The "elder" is the
     keystone of the social and political fabric wherever the
     patriarchal system exists. At the present day this is the case
     among the Arabs, where the sheik (i.e., "the old man") is the
     highest authority in the tribe. The body of the "elders" of
     Israel were the representatives of the people from the very
     first, and were recognized as such by Moses. All down through
     the history of the Jews we find mention made of the elders as
     exercising authority among the people. They appear as governors
     (Deut. 31:28), as local magistrates (16:18), administering
     justice (19:12). They were men of extensive influence (1 Sam.
     30:26-31). In New Testament times they also appear taking an
     active part in public affairs (Matt. 16:21; 21:23; 26:59).
     
       The Jewish eldership was transferred from the old dispensation
     to the new. "The creation of the office of elder is nowhere
     recorded in the New Testament, as in the case of deacons and
     apostles, because the latter offices were created to meet new
     and special emergencies, while the former was transmitted from
     the earlies times. In other words, the office of elder was the
     only permanent essential office of the church under either
     dispensation."
     
       The "elders" of the New Testament church were the "pastors"
     (Eph. 4:11), "bishops or overseers" (Acts 20:28), "leaders" and
     "rulers" (Heb. 13:7; 1 Thess. 5:12) of the flock. Everywhere in
     the New Testament bishop and presbyter are titles given to one
     and the same officer of the Christian church. He who is called
     presbyter or elder on account of his age or gravity is also
     called bishop or overseer with reference to the duty that lay
     upon him (Titus 1:5-7; Acts 20:17-28; Phil. 1:1).
     

  Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG.
     elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder;
     or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.)
     A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus) having broad umbels of white
     flowers, and small black or red berries.
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     Note: The common North American species is Sambucus
           Canadensis; the common European species ({S. nigra})
           forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is S.
           pubens. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient. The
           European elder ({Sambucus nigra) is also called the
           elderberry, bourtree, Old World elder, black
           elder, and common elder.
           [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
     Box elder. See under 1st Box.
  
     Dwarf elder. See Danewort.
  
     Elder tree. (Bot.) Same as Elder. --Shak.
  
     Marsh elder, the cranberry tree Viburnum Opulus).
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  Elder \Eld"er\, n. [AS. ealdor an elder, prince, fr. eald old.
     See Old, and cf. Elder, a., Alderman.]
     1. One who is older; a superior in age; a senior. --1 Tim. v.
        1.
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     2. An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a
        predecessor.
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              Carry your head as your elders have done.
                                                    --L'Estrange.
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     3. A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office
        of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office
        appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity
        which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of
        the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In the modern Presbyterian churches, elders are lay
           officers who, with the minister, compose the church
           session, with authority to inspect and regulate matters
           of religion and discipline. In some churches, pastors
           or clergymen are called elders, or presbyters.
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     4. (M. E. Ch.) A clergyman authorized to administer all the
        sacraments; as, a traveling elder.
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     Presiding elder (Meth. Ch.), an elder commissioned by a
        bishop to have the oversight of the churches and preachers
        in a certain district.
  
     Ruling elder, a lay presbyter or member of a Presbyterian
        church session. --Schaff.
        [1913 Webster]

  Elder \Eld"er\, a. [AS. yldra, compar. of eald old. See Old.]
     1. Older; more aged, or existing longer.
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              Let the elder men among us emulate their own earlier
              deeds.                                --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. )
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     2. 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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              The elder shall serve the younger.    --Gen. xxv.
                                                    23.
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              But ask of elder days, earth's vernal hour. --Keble.
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     Elder hand (Card Playing), the hand playing, or having the
        right to play, first. --Hoyle.
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  Elder \Eld"er\, a. [AS. yldra, compar. of eald old. See Old.]
     1. Older; more aged, or existing longer.
  
              Let the elder men among us emulate their own earlier
              deeds.                                --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. )
  
     2. 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.
  
              The elder shall serve the younger.    --Gen. xxv.
                                                    23.
  
              But ask of elder days, earth's vernal hour. --Keble.
  
     Elder hand (Card Playing), the hand playing, or having the
        right to play, first. --Hoyle.

  Elder \Eld"er\, n. [AS. ealdor an elder, prince, fr. eald old.
     See Old, and cf. Elder, a., Alderman.]
     1. One who is older; a superior in age; a senior. --1 Tim. v.
        1.
  
     2. An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a
        predecessor.
  
              Carry your head as your elders have done.
                                                    --L'Estrange.
  
     3. A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office
        of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office
        appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity
        which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of
        the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church.
  
     Note: In the modern Presbyterian churches, elders are lay
           officers who, with the minister, compose the church
           session, with authority to inspect and regulate matters
           of religion and discipline. In some churches, pastors
           or clergymen are called elders, or presbyters.
  
     4. (M. E. Ch.) A clergyman authorized to administer all the
        sacraments; as, a traveling elder.
  
     Presiding elder (Meth. Ch.), an elder commissioned by a
        bishop to have the oversight of the churches and preachers
        in a certain district.
  
     Ruling elder, a lay presbyter or member of a Presbyterian
        church session. --Schaff.

  Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG.
     elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder;
     or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.)
     A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus) having broad umbels of white
     flowers, and small black or red berries.
  
     Note: The common North American species is Sambucus
           Canadensis; the common European species ({S. nigra})
           forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is S.
           pubens. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient.
  
     Box elder. See under 1st Box.
  
     Dwarf elder. See Danewort.
  
     Elder tree. (Bot.) Same as Elder. --Shak.
  
     Marsh elder, the cranberry tree Viburnum Opulus).

  elder
       adj 1: used of the older of two persons of the same name especially
              used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill
              Adams, Sr." [syn: older, sr.]
       2: older brother or sister; "big sister" [syn: big(a), older]
          [ant: little(a)]
       n 1: a person who is older than you are [syn: senior]
       2: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and
          subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and
          berrylike fruit [syn: elderberry bush]
       3: any of various church officers

  elder
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 μεγαλύτερος<ref>χρησιμοποιείται μόνο σαν δηλωτικό· στις
  συγκρίσεις χρησιμοποιείται το older</ref> (σε ηλικία)
     2 αφροξυλιά
     3 σαμπούκα

  elder
     Basque n.
     slime
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb elde  pres)
     Old Swedish n.
     1 fire
     2 a skin disease - possibly erysipelas

  Elder
     alt.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (surname: en).

  elder
     a.
     (inflection of en old  comd): older, greater than another in age or
  seniority.
     n.
     1 An older person.
     2 A leader of a community, someone of great age or seniority.
     vb.
     (lb en Quakerism) To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the
  elders of the meeting.
     n.
     1 (senseid en Sambucus nigra) A small tree, ''Sambucus nigra'',
  having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
     2 (senseid en Sambucus) 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).
     n.
     A cow's udder, especially used as food.

  Elder
     alt.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (surname: en).

  elder
     Basque n.
     slime
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb elde  pres)
     Old Swedish n.
     1 fire
     2 a skin disease - possibly erysipelas

  Elder
     alt.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (surname: en).

  elder
     Basque n.
     slime
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb elde  pres)
     Old Swedish n.
     1 fire
     2 a skin disease - possibly erysipelas

  Elder
     alt.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (surname: en).

  elder
     Englanti a.
     (en-a-taivm e ld old er)
     Englanti n.
     1 vanhempi (saman perheen jäsenten ikä verratessa)
     2 (kuv.) vanhin, päällikkö

  elder
     Fornsvenska n.
     eld

  elder /ˈɛldə/
  vlierboom

  Elder /ˈɛldə/
  الشيخ

  elder //ˈeldə// //ˈɛldə// //ˈɛldɚ// 
  по-възрастен
  greater than another in age or seniority

  elder //ˈeldə// //ˈɛldə// //ˈɛldɚ// 
  бъз
  Sambucus nigra

  elder /ˈɛldə/
  černý bez

  elder /ˈɛldə/
  starší

  elder /ˈɛldə/
  Holunder  [bot.]
           Note: Sambucus
           Note: botanische Gattung
   see: black elder, common elder, European elder
  
           Note: botanical genus

  elder /ˈɛldə/
  älter
     Synonym: older
  
   see: old, oldest, eldest, old, older, I'm 15.
  

  elder //ˈeldə// //ˈɛldə// //ˈɛldɚ// 
  vanhempi
  greater than another in age or seniority

  elder //ˈeldə// //ˈɛldə// //ˈɛldɚ// 
  1. vanhin 2.
  Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority
   3.
  officer of a church
  2. pappi
  clergyman authorized to administer all sacraments
  3. vanhus
  old person
  4. kylänvanhin, vanhin
  older member, leader of a community
  5. vanhempi
  one who is older than another
  6. edeltäjä, esi-isä
  one who lived at an earlier period
  7. saksanheisi, seljat
  Sambucus
  8. mustaheisi, mustaselja
  Sambucus nigra

  elder /eldər/
  sureau

  elder /ˈɛldə/ 
  1. ज्येष्ठ
        "Vasu is my elder brother."

  elder /ˈɛldə/ 
  1. बुज़ुर्ग
        "Respect your elders."

  elder /ˈɛldə/
  bazga, starija, stariji, stariji predak, starješina, zova

  elder /ˈɛldə/
  1. bodza
  2. magasabb rangú
  3. rangidôs
  4. tôgy
  5. korosabb
  6. idôsebb
  7. idôsebb személy
  8. fekete bodza
  9. feljebbvaló
  10. prebister
  11. tekintélyesebb személy
  12. öregebb személy
  13. lelkész
  14. öregebb
  15. bodzafa

  elder //ˈeldə// //ˈɛldə// //ˈɛldɚ// 
  lebih tua
  greater than another in age or seniority

  elder //ˈeldə// //ˈɛldə// //ˈɛldɚ// 
  1. lanjut usia, orang tua
  old person
  2. tetua
  older member, leader of a community

  elder //ˈeldə// //ˈɛldə// //ˈɛldɚ// 
  年上, 年長
  greater than another in age or seniority

  elder //ˈeldə// //ˈɛldə// //ˈɛldɚ// 
  1. 長老 2.
  Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority
   3.
  officer of a church
  2. 年寄り, 長老
  older member, leader of a community
  3. 接骨木
  Sambucus
  4. 西洋接骨木
  Sambucus nigra

  elder /eldər/
  sambucus

  elder /eldər/
  1. vyresnis
  2. senis

  elder //ˈeldə// //ˈɛldə// //ˈɛldɚ// 
  hyll
  Sambucus

  elder /ˈeldə/
  I.    starszy
  II.   1. elders /ˈɛldəz/  [form]  starsi
   2. elders /ˈɛldəz/  starszyzna, starcy
   3.  bez czarny, bez

  elder /ˈɛldə/  
  1. velho

  elder /eldər/
  бузина

  elder /eldərbrʌðər/
  ñaño

  elder /eldərsistər/
  ñaña

  elder //ˈeldə// //ˈɛldə// //ˈɛldɚ// 
  äldre
  greater than another in age or seniority

  elder //ˈeldə// //ˈɛldə// //ˈɛldɚ// 
  fläder 2.
  Sambucus nigra
   3.
  Sambucus

  elder /ˈɛldə/ 
  
  mzee

  elder /ˈɛldə/
  1. iki kişinin yaşça daha büyüğü
  2. daha ilerde veya kıdemli olan
  3. eski
  4. ihtiyar
  5. kilise mütevelli heyeti üyesi. elder statesman devlet işleri için fikri sorulan, kendisine danışılan emekli kimse.

  elder /ˈɛldə/
  1. mürver ağacı, (bot.) Sambucus nigra. elderberry  mürver ağacının meyvası. dwarf elder yer mürveri, (bot.) Sambucus ebulus. water elder dağdağan, (bot.) Viburnum opulus.

  
/ˈɛɫdɝ/

  288 Moby Thesaurus words for "elder":
     Aaronic priesthood, Bible clerk, Bible reader, Establishment,
     Father Time, Melchizedek priesthood, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar,
     Seventy, VIP, acolyte, age, alderman, almoner, anagnost, ancestors,
     antecedent, antecedents, antediluvian, anterior, anticipatory,
     antique, apostle, archon, ascendants, authority, back number,
     bailie, baron, beadle, bedral, big gun, big man, big name, bigwig,
     bishop, boss, brass, brass hat, burghermaster, burgomaster, bwana,
     cabinet member, cabinet minister, caducity, capitular, capitulary,
     celebrity, centenarian, chancellor, chef, chief, choir chaplain,
     church dignitary, churchwarden, ci-devant, city councilman,
     city father, city manager, clerk, commissar, commissioner,
     conservative, councillor, councilman, councilwoman,
     county commissioner, county supervisor, dad, deacon, deaconess,
     dean, dignitary, dignity, doctor, dodo, dotard, doyen, doyenne,
     earlier, early, ecclesiarch, elder statesman, elderliness,
     elderman, elders, eldest, employer, experienced, father, fathers,
     figure, first, first-born, firstling, fogy, fore, forebears,
     forefathers, foregoing, former, fossil, fud, fuddy-duddy, gaffer,
     geezer, golden-ager, goodman, gramps, grandfather, grandfathers,
     grandparents, grandsire, granny, graybeard, great man, great soul,
     guru, has-been, headman, high priest, husband, illuminate,
     important person, induna, intellect, intellectual, interests,
     lay elder, lay reader, lector, lecturer, legislator, liege,
     liege lord, lion, longhair, lord, lord mayor, lord paramount,
     lords of creation, lover of wisdom, magistrate, magnate, mahatma,
     maire, major, man of intellect, man of mark, man of wisdom,
     mandarin, master, mastermind, matriarch, mayor, mentor,
     mid-Victorian, minister, minister of state, mogul, mossback, nabob,
     name, nonagenarian, notability, notable, octogenarian, old age,
     old believer, old chap, old codger, old crock, old dodo, old dog,
     old duffer, old fogy, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman,
     old liner, old man, old party, old poop, old woman, old-timer,
     older, oldest, oldster, oracle, overlord, padrone, panjandrum,
     pantaloon, paramount, parish clerk, paterfamilias, patriarch,
     patriarchs, patron, person of renown, personage, personality,
     philosopher, pillar of society, pop, pops, portreeve, power,
     power elite, preceding, precentor, precurrent, predecessors,
     preexistent, presbyter, previous, priest, prime, primogenitary,
     prior, progenitors, rabbi, reactionary, reader, reeve,
     regular old fogy, relic, respected, rishi, ruling circle,
     ruling elder, sachem, sacrist, sacristan, sage, sahib, sapient,
     savant, scholar, secretary, secretary of state, seer, seigneur,
     seignior, selectman, senectitude, senescence, senior,
     senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, sexton, shames,
     sidesman, sire, somebody, something, square, starets, succentor,
     suisse, superior, supervisor, syndic, teacher, teaching elder,
     the great, the quiet-voiced elders, the top, thinker, thurifer,
     top brass, top people, traditionalist, tycoon, undersecretary,
     venerable, venerable sir, verger, vergeress, very important person,
     veteran, warden, wise man, wise old man, worthy, years
  
  

  n. 年长者,老人,前辈;
  a. 年长的,资深的;

     n. 年长者,老人,前辈
     a. 年长的,资深的