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▸ noun:  A leader of a community, of great age or seniority.
▸ noun:  (now chiefly US) An old person.
▸ noun:  (relational, chiefly in the plural) One who is older than another.
▸ noun:  One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
▸ noun:  An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
▸ noun:  A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
▸ noun:  (Canada) An older Indigenous person respected as an authority figure, especially when in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
▸ noun:  (US, Mormonism) One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
▸ noun:  (US, Mormonism) A male missionary.
▸ noun:  (Mormonism, often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
▸ noun:  (Germanic paganism) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
▸ verb:  (Quakerism) To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
▸ noun:  A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.
▸ noun:  Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
▸ noun:  A cow's udder, especially used as food.
▸ noun:  A surname.

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