How to pronounce “elder”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
• [Noun]
• A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
• (now chiefly US) An old person.
• (relational, chiefly in the plural, chiefly with possessive determiners) One who is older than another.
• One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
• An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
• A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
• (US, Mormonism) One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
• (US, Mormonism) A male missionary.
• (Mormonism, often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
• (Germanic paganism) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
• [Verb]
• (Quakerism) To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.

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