Elder hand

Elder hand
Elder Eld"er, a. [AS. yldra, compar. of eald old. See {Old}.] 1. Older; more aged, or existing longer. [1913 Webster]

Let the elder men among us emulate their own earlier deeds. --Jowett (Thucyd. ) [1913 Webster]

2. Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to {younger}, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc. [1913 Webster]

The elder shall serve the younger. --Gen. xxv. 23. [1913 Webster]

But ask of elder days, earth's vernal hour. --Keble. [1913 Webster]

{Elder hand} (Card Playing), the hand playing, or having the right to play, first. --Hoyle. [1913 Webster]


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  • Elder — Eld er, a. [AS. yldra, compar. of eald old. See {Old}.] 1. Older; more aged, or existing longer. [1913 Webster] Let the elder men among us emulate their own earlier deeds. Jowett (Thucyd. ) [1913 Webster] 2. Born before another; prior in years;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • elder — elder, eldest, older, oldest 1. Elder and eldest mean the same as older and oldest but they are much narrower in their range of use, being applicable only to people and only as nouns or attributive adjectives (before nouns). You can say his elder …   Modern English usage

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