eldership

n. 长老的地位, 长老的职责

发音

/ˈɛldɚʃɪp/

词形变化

elderships 复数 elderships

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The collective body of (ecclesiastical) elders; a body or court of elders, a presbytery.

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  2. 2.

    The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture.

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  3. 3.

    The personality of an elderly person.

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  4. 4.

    The office or position of elder in a church.

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  5. 5.

    The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 6

place office situation position post berth

词源

From elder + -ship. The Lithuanian sense is a calque of Lithuanian seniūnija.

来源：wiktionary