Elder
WordNet
adjective
(1) Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
"Bill Adams, Sr."
noun
(2) A person who is older than you are
(3) Any of various church officers
(4) Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Comparative of old; greater than another in age or seniority.
- The elder of the two was also an elder-statesman
Noun
- An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
- We were presented to the village elder.
- An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities
- The lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
- After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder.
- One ordained to the office of elder.
- Jack had been an elder for only a few days when he received a new calling.
- Male missionary, title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
- The elders are coming over for dinner tonight.
- One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer.
- A priest or priestess in the modern pagan tradition known as Asatru or Heathenry.