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English
Etymology
From elder + -ship. The Lithuanian sense is a calque of Lithuanian seniūnija.
Noun
eldership (countable and uncountable, plural elderships)
- Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
1786, Thomas Parnell, The Poetical Works of Dr. Thomas Parnell:Though Truth and Falsehood are as twins ally'd, There's eldership on Truth's delightful side.
1829, Walter Raleigh, The works of sir Walter Ralegh:It followeth now to entreat how the world began to receive rule and government, which, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other dominion than paternity and eldership.
- The position or office of being an elder.
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:When I came first to Caulds I sought to prevail upon him to accept the eldership, but he aye put me by, and when I heard his tale I saw that he had done wisely.
- The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
- Synonym: elderate