elder
Older, greater than another in age or seniorityOlder, greater than another in age or seniority.
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Meaning
2 senses(comparative)Older, greater than another in age or seniority.
It's typical for elder married couples to live in retirement homes.
The elder of the two was also an elder statesman.
älter
ста́ршийstáršij
ста́ршийstáršyj
Closer to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
- used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Origin
From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþFrom Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation.
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