elderate

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elderate

/ˈɛldəɹeɪt/

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From elder + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the concrete charge of it), a calque of Lithuanian seniūnija.

noun elderates

rare The smallest administrative unit in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward. One of the major accomplishments of the Business Information Centre has been the involvement of Švenčionys people into the project on poverty and social exclusion reduction in Northern Ireland, stirring up life in the countryside and training of initiative people from all elderates who later have na
Similar: eldership

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"elderate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elderate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{elderate_2026,
  title = {elderate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elderate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}