elderate

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

elderate (plural elderates)

  1. (rare) The smallest administrative unit in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
    Synonym: eldership

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