Eldership

  • 1Eldership — may refer to: * Eldership (Christianity), the governance of a local congregation by elders * Elderships of Lithuania, the smallest Lithuanian administrative divisions * Starostwo (Polish for eldership ), a medieval Polish office granted by the… …

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  • 2Eldership — Eld er*ship, n. 1. The state of being older; seniority. Paternity an eldership. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3eldership — [el′dər ship΄] n. 〚 ELDER1 + SHIP〛 1. the position or duties of an elder in a church 2. a group of elders; presbytery * * * See elder1 …

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  • 4eldership — [el′dər ship΄] n. [ ELDER1 + SHIP] 1. the position or duties of an elder in a church 2. a group of elders; presbytery …

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  • 5eldership — noun see elder III …

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  • 6eldership — noun The position or office of being an elder …

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  • 7eldership — n. state of being older, seniority …

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  • 8eldership — n. 1. Seniority. 2. Elder s office. 3. Order of elders, body of elders …

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  • 9eldership — noun the office of elder • Derivationally related forms: ↑elder • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑post, ↑berth, ↑office, ↑spot, ↑billet, ↑place, ↑ …

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  • 10Kuliai eldership — (Lithuanian: Alsėdžių seniūnija ) is an eldership in Plungė district municipality to the southwest from Plungė. The administrative center is Kuliai. As of 2003, there were 1436 inhabitants living in this eldership. The biggest towns and villages… …

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