Eldership
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛldɚʃɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eldership is a noun meaning The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture.
Meaning
The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture.
More Meanings
- (nonce word, as a mock title of honour) The personality of an elderly person.
- The office or position of elder in a church.
- The collective body of (ecclesiastical) elders; a body or court of elders, a presbytery.
- The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
Example Sentences
My claim to her by Eldership I prove.
So irresistible to their elderships to be flattered.
Primogenitura, or eldership of birth, was greatly respected by God.
Her sister addressed her always by the word Child, with an air of eldership.
Word Forms
- elderships
Synonyms for eldership
Depending on context, synonyms include elderate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include elderdom, seniorhood, elderhood, elderliness, oldness, oldhood.
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