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elderhood|ˈɛldəhʊd|
[f. elder n.3 + -hood.]
a. The position or estate of an elder, seniority.
b. The estate of the elders or rulers; the body of elders.
1597Daniel Civ. Wares vii. lxxvi, No elderhood, Rufus and Henrie stayes The imperial Crowne..t'undertake. 1860Ellicott Life our Lord vii. 346 The Nazarene was..a blasphemer in the face of the elderhood of Israel. |