eldressn.

Brit.

/ˈɛldrᵻs/,

/ɛlˈdrɛs/, U.S.

/ˈɛldrəs/

Etymology: < elder n.³ + -ess suffix¹.

A female elder, a woman ordained to rule or teach in a church.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical discipline > court > presbyterian > [noun] > kirk-session > member of > female

eldress1640

1640 Bp. J. Hall Episcopacie iii. iv. 237 I suppose no man will think S. Paul meant to ordain Eldresses in the Church.

1753 Whitefield Let. to Zinzendorf in Wks. (1771) IV. 255 Over the head of the general Eldress, was placed her own picture.

1880 W. D. Howells Undiscovered Country xii. 172 The office sisters consulted with the eldress.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eldress
释义	eldressn. Brit. /ˈɛldrᵻs/, /ɛlˈdrɛs/, U.S. /ˈɛldrəs/ Etymology: < elder n.³ + -ess suffix¹. A female elder, a woman ordained to rule or teach in a church. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical discipline > court > presbyterian > [noun] > kirk-session > member of > female eldress1640 1640 Bp. J. Hall Episcopacie iii. iv. 237 I suppose no man will think S. Paul meant to ordain Eldresses in the Church. 1753 Whitefield Let. to Zinzendorf in Wks. (1771) IV. 255 Over the head of the general Eldress, was placed her own picture. 1880 W. D. Howells Undiscovered Country xii. 172 The office sisters consulted with the eldress. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1640
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