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ELDERSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eldership mean?
• ELDERSHIP (noun)
The noun ELDERSHIP has 1 sense:
1. the office of elder
Familiarity information: ELDERSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The office of elder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("eldership" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
elder (any of various church officers)
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