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elder — Ⅰ. elder [1] ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of one or more out of a group of people) of a greater age. ► NOUN 1) (one s elder) a person of greater age than oneself. 2) a leader or senior figure in a tribe. 3) an official or minister in certain Protestant… … English terms dictionary
elder — elder1 adjective (of one or more out of a group of people) of a greater age. noun 1》 (one s elder) a person of greater age than one. 2》 a leader or senior figure in a community or tribe. 3》 an official in the early Christian Church, or of various … English new terms dictionary
Elder Futhark — Type alphabet Languages Proto Germanic, Proto Norse, Gothic, Alamannic Time period 2 … Wikipedia
Elder Evils — is an official supplement for the Dungeons and Dragons role playing game, version 3.5. It includes new content for epic level characters, in the form of extremely powerful, alien monstrosities intent on destroying the world (and designed as a way … Wikipedia
ELDER — (Heb. זָקֵן, zaken). In Israel, as among all other ancient peoples, the elder is not only a person of advanced age, but also a man of distinct social grade (cf. šībum in Akkadian, senator in Latin, geron in Greek, and sheikh in Arabic). The… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Elder — Eld er, n. [AS. ealdor an elder, prince, fr. eald old. See {Old}, and cf. {Elder}, a., {Alderman}.] 1. One who is older; a superior in age; a senior. 1 Tim. v. 1. [1913 Webster] 2. An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
One Million B.C. — One Million B.C. One Million B.C. Directed by Hal Roach Hal Roach, Jr. Produced by … Wikipedia
ELDER, WILL — (1921– ), U.S. cartoonist. Elder, who was born in the Bronx, N.Y., attended the High School of Music and Art, where he began a lifelong friendship with a classmate and future collaborator, harvey kurtzman , in stinging and hilarious cartoon art.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
elder — elder, eldest, older, oldest 1. Elder and eldest mean the same as older and oldest but they are much narrower in their range of use, being applicable only to people and only as nouns or attributive adjectives (before nouns). You can say his elder … Modern English usage
