sureau

Phonetic: "/ˈeldə/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.

Example: We were presented to the village elder.

Definition: One who is older than another.

Example: Respect your elders.

Definition: One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.

Definition: An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.

Definition: A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.

Example: a travelling elder

Definition: One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.

Example: After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder.

Definition: Male missionary.

Example: The elders are coming over for dinner tonight.

Definition: (often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.

Example: One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer.

Definition: A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.

Phonetic: "/ˈeldə/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.

Example: I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship.

Phonetic: "/ˈeldə/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

Example: an old abandoned building;  an old friend

Definition: Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

Example: I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.

Definition: Having existed or lived for the specified time.

Example: How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.

Definition: (heading) Of an earlier time.

Definition: Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

Example: Your constant pestering is getting old.

Definition: Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.

Definition: A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)

Example: We're having a good old time. My next car will be a big old SUV.  My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.

Definition: Excessive, abundant.