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Eldership — may refer to: * Eldership (Christianity), the governance of a local congregation by elders * Elderships of Lithuania, the smallest Lithuanian administrative divisions * Starostwo (Polish for eldership ), a medieval Polish office granted by the… … Wikipedia
Eldership — Eld er*ship, n. 1. The state of being older; seniority. Paternity an eldership. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eldership — [el′dər ship΄] n. [ ELDER1 + SHIP] 1. the position or duties of an elder in a church 2. a group of elders; presbytery … English World dictionary
eldership — noun see elder III … New Collegiate Dictionary
eldership — noun The position or office of being an elder … Wiktionary
eldership — n. state of being older, seniority … English contemporary dictionary
eldership — n. 1. Seniority. 2. Elder s office. 3. Order of elders, body of elders … New dictionary of synonyms
eldership — noun the office of elder • Derivationally related forms: ↑elder • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑post, ↑berth, ↑office, ↑spot, ↑billet, ↑place, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Kuliai eldership — (Lithuanian: Alsėdžių seniūnija ) is an eldership in Plungė district municipality to the southwest from Plungė. The administrative center is Kuliai. As of 2003, there were 1436 inhabitants living in this eldership. The biggest towns and villages… … Wikipedia
Nausodis eldership — (Lithuanian: Nausodžio seniūnija) is an eldership in Plungė district municipality to the southwest from Plungė. The administrative center is Varkaliai. As of 2003, there were 3678 inhabitants live in this eldership. The biggest towns and villages … Wikipedia
