Eldership

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eldership \Eld"er*ship\, n.
     1. The state of being older; seniority. "Paternity an
        eldership." --Sir W. Raleigh.
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     2. Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eldership
       n : the office of elder