Definition of ELDERDOM

elderdom

Meanings

Noun

  • Authority; dominion.
  • Preeminence; superiority.
  • The authority, rule, or office of an elder.
  • The state of being an elder, or of being older; elderhood.
  • The role or influence of an elder or elders.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English *elderdom, alderdom, from Old English ealdordōm (“greatness, power, authority, lordship, eldership, rule, dominion, magistracy, principality, superiority, preeminence, primacy, government, any official position involving command of others, beginning”), equivalent to elder + -dom. Cognate with West Frisian âlderdom (“eld, old age, antiquity”), Swedish ålderdom (“eld, age”).

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