elder
Part of speech: adj
noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: card-games
games
lifestyle
paganism
religion
Etymology: From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation.
Inflected forms:
form: elders
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: elders
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: eldering
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: eldered
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: eldered
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: Closer to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
pos: adj
examples: The deal fell to Copling and the automaton therefore had the first "elder hand," with the advantage of a discard of five cards against its opponent's three.
gloss: A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
pos: noun
examples: We were presented to the village elder.
At the friendship centre, you can arrange to meet with a social worker or an elder.
People saw in the elders, who were closer to death, the manifestation of the divine force that was thought to achieve its full liberation at death.
I probably wouldn't be here talking about this very topic if it weren't for the few but mighty elders in the tech and gender rights spaces. Folks like South Africa-based Jan Moolman from the Association for Progressive Communications[…]
Fashion elder compères his own celebration of designs revived from his archive by design director Sam Cotton[.]
gloss: An old person.
pos: noun
tags: US
examples: Treating illness among society’s elders is challenging since board-certified geriatricians (physicians trained, knowledgeable and certified in treating older patients) are in short supply, here in El Paso and throughout the country.
gloss: One who is older than another.
pos: noun
tags: in-plural
relational
examples: Respect your elders.
gloss: One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
pos: noun
examples: Carry your Head[…] as your Elders have done.
gloss: An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
pos: noun
gloss: A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
pos: noun
examples: a travelling elder
gloss: A priest.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
gloss: One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
pos: noun
tags: Mormonism
US
examples: After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder.
Jack had been an elder for only a few days when he received a new calling.
gloss: A male missionary.
pos: noun
tags: Mormonism
US
examples: The elders are coming over for dinner tonight.
gloss: Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
pos: noun
tags: Mormonism
capitalized
often
examples: One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer.
gloss: A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
pos: noun
tags: Germanic
gloss: To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
pos: verb
tags: Quakerism
examples: I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship.
Synonyms: geriatric
long in the tooth
on in years
mzee
senior
forerunner
Translations:
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 長老 /长老
roman: zhǎnglǎo
lang: Finnish
word: vanhin
lang: German
word: Elder
lang: Japanese
word: 長老
roman: chōrō
lang: Russian
word: старе́йшина
roman: staréjšina
lang: Swahili
word: mzee