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Swedish
Adjective
äldste
- attributive natural masculine singular superlative degree of gammal
Noun
äldste c
- elders (plural only), a governing body made up of seniors
- Men när det hade blivit morgon, fattade alla översteprästerna och folkets äldste det beslutet angående Jesus, att de skulle döda honom.
- When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. (Matthew 27:1)
Usage notes
- Before the municipal reform of 1862, Swedish towns had two governing bodies, magistrat (magistrate) and stadens äldste (elders of the town). These were replaced with stadsfullmäktige, now called kommunfullmäktige.
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