Results for elder
Definitions of elder:
part of speech: noun
One who is older: an ancestor: one advanced to office on account of age: one of the office- bearers in the Presbyterian Church.
part of speech: noun
A small tree with a spongy pith, bearing useful purple berries.
part of speech: noun
One advanced in life; an office- bearer in a Presbyterian church.
part of speech: noun
One older in age, rank, or station; in certain Protestant churches, a governing officer, or minister; a shrub with a spongy pith and purple berries.
part of speech: adjective
Older: having lived a longer time: prior in origin.
part of speech: adjective
Senior; opposed to younger; older; comp. degree of old.