Elder

Elder

Elder is a surname. It may also refer to "older people" or to:

In religion:
* Elder (administrative title), position of authority
* Elder (Christianity), person valued for his wisdom who accordingly holds a particular position of responsibility in a Christian group
** Elder (Methodism)
** Elder (Latter Day Saints)

In places:
* Electoral district of Elder, electoral district in South Australia
* Elder Range, part of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia

In nature:
* Elder or Elderberry ("Sambucus"), genus of between 5–30 species of fast-growing shrubs or small trees
* Box Elder, "Acer negundo", North American species of maple
** Box elder bug ("Leptocoris trivittatus" or "Boisea trivittatus")
* Yellow Elder, the Yellow Trumpetbush ("Tecoma stans")

In fiction:
* Elders (Charmed) Class of enlightened whitelighters overseeing good magic in the "Charmed" television series
* Elder race, any of a number of alien species in science fiction
* The Elder wand in the "Harry Potter" books

In other uses:
* Elder (constructor), former racing car constructor
* Elder High School, high school in Cincinnati
* Elder Vodka, produced by Znaps
* Elderly, adjective reference to older people
* Elders Limited, Australian agribusiness company
* Eldership (Estonia), rulers
* Global Elders, group of public figures noted as statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates
* The Elder Scrolls, role-playing game series developed by Bethesda Softworks LLC


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  • Elder — ist die englische Form des Wortes Ältester und bezeichnet: ein Amt in verschiedenen christlichen Konfessionen, siehe dazu auch Presbyter ein Amt in der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage, siehe Priestertum (Kirche Jesu Christi der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Elder — El der, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Elder — Eld er, a. [AS. yldra, compar. of eald old. See {Old}.] 1. Older; more aged, or existing longer. [1913 Webster] Let the elder men among us emulate their own earlier deeds. Jowett (Thucyd. ) [1913 Webster] 2. Born before another; prior in years;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • elder — elder1 [el′dər] adj. [ME < OE (Mercian) eldra, ældra, compar. < base of ald, eald, OLD] 1. born or brought forth earlier than another or others; exceeding another in age; senior; older 2. Obs. of longer standing or superior rank, position,… …   English World dictionary

  • Elder — Elder, 1) Sir Thomas, austral. Großkaufmann und freigebiger Förderer der Erforschung von Süd und Westaustralien, geb. 1818 in Kirkcaldy (Schottland), gest. 7. März 1897 in Adelaïde (Südaustralien), wanderte 1854 nach Südaustralien aus, betrieb… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • elder — ‘older’ [OE] is not, of course, the same word as elder the tree name [OE]. The former began life in prehistoric Germanic as *althizon, the comparative form of *althaz ‘old’. Gradually, the vowel i had an effect on the preceding vowel a, and by… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 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

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