elder
21elder — I. /ˈɛldə / (say elduh) adjective 1. older: * And Ned shall come, too she added, with a consoling glance at her elder brother –henry handel richardson, 1917. 2. senior: an elder officer. 3. earlier: in elder times. –noun 4. a person who is older… …
22elder — Traditional attitudes towards the elder are contradictory. Many people thought it evil, and would never lop it, bring its flowers into the house, or make tools from its wood; to burn it would bring death, or the Devil, into the house. Its… …
23elder — 1. adj. & n. attrib.adj. (of two indicated persons, esp. when related) senior; of a greater age (my elder brother). n. (often prec. by the) 1 the older or more senior of two indicated (esp. related) persons (which is the elder?; is my elder by… …
24Elder — Box Elder Pour les articles homonymes, voir Box. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Box Elder désigne aux États Unis : Box Elder, un village situé dans l État du Montana, Box Elder,… …
25Elder — Recorded in the spellings of Elder, the diminutive Elderkin, and the patronymics Elders and Elderson, and sometimes, although incorrectly confused with Alder, this is a medieval English surname. It originally described an older person usually a… …
26elder — 1 adjective 1 elder brother/daughter/sister etc (only before noun) a brother etc who is older than other brothers etc: My elder brother looks nothing like me. see old 2 the elder a) the older one of two people: Sarah is the elder of the two. b)… …
27elder — juoduogis šeivamedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeivamedinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Sambucus nigra), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Sambucus nigra angl. black elder; common… …
28Elder — 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… …
29elder — Synonyms and related words: Aaronic priesthood, Bible clerk, Bible reader, Establishment, Father Time, Melchizedek priesthood, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, Seventy, VIP, acolyte, age, alderman, almoner, anagnost, ancestors, antecedent,… …
30elder — {{11}}elder (1) more old, O.E. (Mercian) eldra, comparative of eald, ald (see OLD (Cf. old)); only English survival of umlaut in comparison. Superseded by older since 16c. Elder statesman (1921) originally was a translation of Japanese genro… …
