Elder - Definition
elder
adj 1: used of the older of two persons of the same name
especially used to distinguish a father from his son;
"Bill Adams, Sr." [syn: elder, older, sr.]
n 1: a person who is older than you are [syn: elder, senior]
2: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and
subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and
berrylike fruit [syn: elder, elderberry bush]
3: any of various church officers
