Elder
01
a person older in age or experience than another
例
You should respect your elders.
02
a senior member or officer in certain Christian churches
例
The elder led the congregation in prayer.
03
a shrub or small tree of temperate and subtropical regions, bearing clusters of white flowers and dark berries
例
An elder grew beside the fence, heavy with berries.
elder
01
used to distinguish the older of two people with the same name, especially a father and son
例
The portrait depicted William Brown, the elder.
