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Elder
01
a person older in age or experience than another
Examples
You should respect your elders.
He sought advice from a family elder.
02
a senior member or officer in certain Christian churches
Examples
The elder led the congregation in prayer.
Church elders met to plan the upcoming service.
03
a shrub or small tree of temperate and subtropical regions, bearing clusters of white flowers and dark berries
Examples
An elder grew beside the fence, heavy with berries.
The elder produces fragrant blossoms in early summer.
elder
01
used to distinguish the older of two people with the same name, especially a father and son
Examples
The portrait depicted William Brown, the elder.
John Smith, the elder, founded the business in 1902.
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