elderlingn.
rare.† 1. Contemptuously for elder n.3 4. Obsolete.
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elder1526
presbyter1581
lay elder1593
ruling elder1593
elderling1606
1606 Bp. W. Barlow One of Foure Serm. Hampton Court A 3 b Euery..Ceremonie which, in the Cockpit of Elderlings, is concluded to be Poperie, is not so.
2. An elderly person.
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oldeOE
morea1382
olderc1450
ancient1502
mouldy chopsa1640
antediluvian1648
prediluvian1690
emerit1710
pelt1757
old fogey1793
antique1801
relic1832
old head1838
oldster1846
elderling1863
the Ancient of Days1935
senior citizen1938
OAP1942
golden ager1948
coffin dodger1954
wrinkly1972
crumbly1976
geriatric1977
1863 M. Lemon Wait for End (1866) xix. 237 The two elderlings began to lament their situation.
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