eldership

ˈɛl.dərˌʃɪp

Definition

Definition of eldership - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

leadership

Rare

position or rank of an elder in a community

Rare

He assumed his eldership at the age of fifty..

seniority

group

Rare

collective body of elders in a church or community

Rare

The eldership convened to discuss the community issues..

presbytery

session

geography

TECH.

smallest administrative division in Lithuania

TECH.

He lives in a small eldership near Vilnius.

district

precinct

ward

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Origin of eldership

English, elder (older) + ship (state or condition)

Examples of eldership in a sentence

The council discussed matters of eldership and succession.
The eldership made important decisions for the church.
Members of the eldership met every month.
The eldership hosts an annual cultural festival.
Each eldership has its own local government.

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French:rôle d'aîné, conseil des anciens, ...
German:Ältestenrolle, Ältestenschaft, ...
Italian:ruolo di anziano, anzianato, ...
Spanish:liderazgo, alcaldía, ...
Portuguese:liderança, presbitério, ...
Chinese:长老职务, 长老会, ...
Japanese:長老職, 長老会, ...
Arabic:مشيخة, مَجْلِس الشُيُوخ, ...
Hebrew:זְקָנוּת, זִקְנֵי הָעֵדָה, ...
Russian:старейшинство, совет старейшин, ...
Ukrainian:старійшинство, рада старійшин, ...
Hindi:बुजुर्गी, बुजुर्ग मंडली, ...
Bengali:প্রবীণত্ব, প্রবীণদের সমিতি, ...
Catalan:lideratge, consell d'ancians, ...
Czech:úřad staršího, staršovstvo, ...
Danish:ældreskab, ældsteråd, ...
Dutch:ouderlingschap, ouderlingenraad, ...
Greek:πρεσβυτεία, πρεσβυτερία, ...
Hungarian:elöljáróság, egyháztanács, ...
Khmer:តួនាទីជាព្រឹទ្ធាចារ្យ, ក្រុមព្រឹទ្ធាចារ្យ, ...
Korean:장로직, 장로회, ...
Persian:بزرگ‌تری, هیئت بزرگان, ...
Polish:starszeństwo, starszyzna, ...
Portuguese (BR):posição de ancião, conselho de anciãos, ...
Romanian:conducere, consiliu de bătrâni, ...
Swedish:äldreskap, äldsteråd, ...
Thai:ผู้อาวุโส, กลุ่มผู้สูงอายุ, ...
Turkish:yaşlılık, yaşlılar kurulu, ...
Vietnamese:chức trưởng lão, hội đồng trưởng lão, ...

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Definition of eldership - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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