elder

年长的

同姓名中较年长的

年长者

elder

born earlier; seniorSee older

(in piquet and similar card games) denoting or relating to the nondealer (the elder hand), who has certain advantages in the play

prior in rank, position, or office.of a previous time; former

an older person; one's senior

a senior member of a tribe who has influence or authority

(in certain Protestant Churches) a lay office having teaching, pastoral, or administrative functions

another word for presbyter

elder

Also called: elderberry any of various caprifoliaceous shrubs or small trees of the genus Sambucus, having clusters of small white flowers and red, purple, or black berry-like fruits

any of various unrelated plants, such as box elder and marsh elder

See alder