English Explanatory Dictionary

eldership

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture.
  2. The personality of an elderly person.
  3. The office or position of elder in a church.
  4. The collective body of (ecclesiastical) elders; a body or court of elders, a presbytery.
  5. The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.

Pronunciation

ĕlʹdərshĭp /ˈɛldɚʃɪp/

Word forms

eldership elderships

Etymology

From elder + -ship. The Lithuanian sense is a calque of Lithuanian seniūnija.

Synonyms

elderate
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