ELDER
Definition of ELDER
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An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
"We were presented to the village elder."
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One who is older than another.
"Respect your elders."
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One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
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To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
"I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship."
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Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
"an old abandoned building; an old friend"
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Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
"I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with."
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Having existed or lived for the specified time.
"How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child."
Source: Wiktionary