Definitions for the word, elder

(a.) A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder.

(a.) A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church.

(a.) An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.

(a.) Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc.

(a.) Older; more aged, or existing longer.

(a.) One who is older; a superior in age; a senior.

(n.) A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.


22 words found in the Scrabble word, elder



Scrabble letter values
A is 1 points
B is 3 points
C is 3 points
D is 2 points
E is 1 points
F is 4 points
G is 2 points
H is 4 points
I is 1 points
J is 8 points
K is 5 points
L is 1 points
M is 3 points
N is 1 points
O is 1 points
P is 3 points
Q is 10 points
R is 1 points
S is 1 points
T is 1 points
U is 1 points
V is 4 points
W is 4 points
X is 8 points
Y is 4 points
Z is 10 points



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