Eldership

Eldership
Eldership Eld"er*ship, n. 1. The state of being older; seniority. ``Paternity an eldership.'' --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]

2. Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders. [1913 Webster]


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  • Eldership — may refer to: * Eldership (Christianity), the governance of a local congregation by elders * Elderships of Lithuania, the smallest Lithuanian administrative divisions * Starostwo (Polish for eldership ), a medieval Polish office granted by the… …   Wikipedia

  • eldership — [el′dər ship΄] n. 〚 ELDER1 + SHIP〛 1. the position or duties of an elder in a church 2. a group of elders; presbytery * * * See elder1 …   Universalium

  • eldership — [el′dər ship΄] n. [ ELDER1 + SHIP] 1. the position or duties of an elder in a church 2. a group of elders; presbytery …   English World dictionary

  • eldership — noun see elder III …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • eldership — noun The position or office of being an elder …   Wiktionary

  • eldership — n. state of being older, seniority …   English contemporary dictionary

  • eldership — n. 1. Seniority. 2. Elder s office. 3. Order of elders, body of elders …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • eldership — noun the office of elder • Derivationally related forms: ↑elder • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑post, ↑berth, ↑office, ↑spot, ↑billet, ↑place, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Kuliai eldership — (Lithuanian: Alsėdžių seniūnija ) is an eldership in Plungė district municipality to the southwest from Plungė. The administrative center is Kuliai. As of 2003, there were 1436 inhabitants living in this eldership. The biggest towns and villages… …   Wikipedia

  • Nausodis eldership — (Lithuanian: Nausodžio seniūnija) is an eldership in Plungė district municipality to the southwest from Plungė. The administrative center is Varkaliai. As of 2003, there were 3678 inhabitants live in this eldership. The biggest towns and villages …   Wikipedia

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