elderhoodn.
/ˈɛldəhʊd/ a. The position or estate of an elder, seniority.
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1601 S. Daniel Ciuill Warres (rev. ed.) vi. lxxvii. f. 93, in Wks. No elderhood Rufus and Henry stayes, The imperiall Crowne..t' vndertake.
b. The estate of the elders or rulers; the body of elders.
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society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical discipline > court > presbyterian > [noun] > presbytery
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society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical discipline > court > presbyterian > [noun] > kirk-session > member of > collective
eldership1557
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1860 C. J. Ellicott Hist. Lect. Life Our Lord vii. 346 The Nazarene was..a blasphemer in the face of the elderhood of Israel.
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