eldership
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eldership
- /ˈɛldɚʃɪp/
Where it comes from
From elder + -ship. The Lithuanian sense is a calque of Lithuanian seniūnija.
noun elderships
- The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture. Primogenitura, or eldership of birth, was greatly respected by God.
- The personality of an elderly person. So irresistible to their elderships to be flattered.
- The office or position of elder in a church. The office of eldership is equallie distributed betweene the bishop and the minister.
- The collective body of (ecclesiastical) elders; a body or court of elders, a presbytery. That gyft, which was geuen thee by prophecie with the laying on of the handes, by the Eldership.
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The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
The local governmental system in Lithuania has passed through several changes since the restoration of independence, and its future is still being debated. There are three levels of local government: apskritys (plural apskritis, usually translated as “counties”); municipalities; and elderates, somet
Similar: elderate
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title = {eldership},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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