Elder vs. Alder

Greater than another in age or seniority.

Any of various deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Alnus, native chiefly to northern temperate regions and having alternate simple toothed leaves and woody, conelike female catkins.

(Archaic) Superior to another or others, as in rank.

The wood of any of these plants, used in carvings and for making furniture and cabinets.

An older person.

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

An older, influential member of a family, tribe, or community.

An alderman or alderwoman.

One of the governing officers of a church, often having pastoral or teaching functions.

A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees.

Mormon Church A member of the higher order of priesthood.

Of all; - used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all, alderwisest, wisest of all.

See elderberry.

Wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc

Inflection of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.

North temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood

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

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.

One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.

Male missionary.

Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.

(Germanic paganism) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries

Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).

A cow's udder, especially used as food.

(Quakerism) To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.

Older; more aged, or existing longer.

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.

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

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

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

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

A person who is older than you are

Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

Any of various church officers

Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;

Older brother or sister;