An elder is someone with a degree of seniority or authority. Elder or elders may refer to:

Positions

Administrative

Elder (administrative title) The term Elder, or its equivalent in another language, is used in several countries and organizations to indicate a position of authority. This usage is usually derived from the notion that the oldest members of any given group are the wisest, and ...

, a position of authority

Cultural

North American Indigenous elder Elders, in Indigenous North American cultures, are repositories of cultural and philosophical knowledge within their tribal communities, as well as the transmitters of this storehouse of information.Medicine, Dr. Beatrice (2001). "My Elders Tell M ...

, a person who has and transmits cultural and philosophical knowledge *

Australian Aboriginal elder Australian Aboriginal elders are highly respected people within Australia and their respective Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. An Elder has been defined as "someone who has gained recognition as a custodian of knowledge and l ...

, one who has gained recognition as a custodian of knowledge and lore, often a leader in administrative matters

Religious

* "The elder", author of the

Johannine epistles The Johannine epistles, the Epistles of John, or the Letters of John are three of the catholic epistles of the New Testament, thought to have been written between 85 and 100 AD. Most scholars agree that all three letters are written by the same ...

2 John and 3 John in the New Testament *

Elder (Christianity) In Christianity, an elder is a person who is valued for wisdom and holds a position of responsibility and authority in a Christian group. In some Christian traditions (e.g., Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Methodism) an ''elder ...

, a person valued for their wisdom and, in some churches and denominations, holding an administrative or oversight role ** Elder (Methodist), an ordained minister with responsibilities to preach and teach ** Elder (Anglican), a learned minister with responsibilities to teach and/or innovate **

Elder (Latter Day Saints) Elder is a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood of denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). LDS Church Office of the Melchizedek Priesthood In the L ...

, a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood *

Thero ''Thero'' (commonly appearing in the masculine and feminine forms ''thera'' and ''therī'' respectively) is an honorific term in Pali for senior bhikkhus and bhikkhunis (Buddhist monks and nuns) in the Buddhist monastic order. The word literally ...

or Elder, an honorific term for senior Buddhist nuns and monks

Places

;Antarctica *

Elder Bluff Elder Bluff () is a prominent and mostly bare rock bluff that forms a portion of the north side of Eielson Peninsula and overlooks Smith Inlet (Palmer Land), Smith Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land. It was named by the Advisory Committee on An ...

, Palmer Land * Elder Glacier, Victoria Land *

Elder Peak Elder Peak () is a peak at the north margin of Chapman Snowfield in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica. The peak rises to southwest of Mount Wharton. It was named after William C. Elder, a United States Geological Survey The United State ...

, Oates Land * Mount Elder, South Shetland Islands ;Australia * Elder Range, part of the

Flinders Ranges The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts about north of Adelaide. The ranges stretch for over from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna. The Adnyamathanha people are the Aboriginal group who have inhabi ...

in South Australia *

Electoral district of Elder Elder is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It is named after nineteenth-century businessman and philanthropist Sir Thomas Elder. Elder is an 18.3 km² suburban electorate in Adelaide's inner sou ...

, South Australia *

Elder Park Elder Park is a public open space in the city of Adelaide, South Australia on the southern bank of the River Torrens and that is bordered by the Adelaide Festival Centre and North Terrace. The park is named after the Elder family who wer ...

, Adelaide, South Australia ;Canada * Elder Island, Nunavut ;USA *

Elder, Georgia Elder is an unincorporated community in Oconee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States ...

Elder Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Elder Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, about northwest of Altoona. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 1,038. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ge ...

In entertainment

Elder (band) Elder is an American four-piece rock band from Massachusetts, consisting of frontman Nick DiSalvo, bassist Jack Donovan, guitarist/keyboardist Michael Risberg and drummer Georg Edert. They have released six full-length albums since 2006 and mul ...

, a rock/metal band from Boston * Elders (''Charmed''), characters in the ''Charmed'' television series *

Elders of the Universe The Elders of the Universe are a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Collector was the first Elder to appear, and featured in '' The Avengers'' #28 (May 1966), but the idea that he was a member ...

, supervillains appearing in Marvel Comics *

Mole Man The Mole Man (Harvey Rupert Elder) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Mole Man is a recurring foe of the Fantastic Four and was the first villain they ever faced. His schemes usually consist of ...

or Harvey Rupert Elder, a fictional character in Marvel Comics * ''

The Elder ''The Elder'' is an independent film adaptation of the 1981 Kiss concept album, ''Music from "The Elder"''. The film's plot derives from that concept, devised by Kiss co-founder Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ו� ...

'', an independent film adaptation of the 1981 Kiss concept album ''Music from "The Elder'' * "The Elder", an episode of '' Star Wars: Visions''

People

Elder (surname) Elder is a Scottish surname with variant spellings. Its oldest public record was found in 1066 AD in Edinburgh. People with the name Elder or its variants include: Surname * Aldamar Elder (1854–1951), American politician and businessman * Al ...

, a list of people *

Elder (given name) Elder or Élder is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Élder (footballer) (born 1976), Brazilian former footballer Élder Alencar Machado de Campos * Elder José Figueroa (born 1980), Colombian-born Salvadorian footballer * Élder Granj ...

, a list of people * Élder (footballer) (born 1976), a Brazilian former footballer Élder Alencar Machado de Campos *

List of people known as the Elder or the Younger "The Elder" and "the Younger" are epithets generally used to distinguish between two individuals, often close relatives. In some cases, one of the pair is not known as "the Elder" or "the Younger", e.g. Carl Linnaeus; in such cases, they are not lis ...

Plants

Box elder ''Acer negundo'', the box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple or ash-leaved maple, is a species of maple native to North America. It is a fast-growing, short-lived tree with opposite, compound leaves. It is sometimes considered a weedy or inva ...

, ''Acer negundo'', North American species of maple * Ground elder (''

Aegopodium podagraria ''Aegopodium podagraria'', commonly called ground elder, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae that grows in shady places. The name "ground elder" comes from the superficial similarity of its leaves and flowers to those o ...

''), common edible garden perennial, widely considered a weed * Yellow elder (''

Tecoma stans ''Tecoma stans'' is a species of flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae, that is native to the Americas. Common names include yellow trumpetbush, yellow bells, yellow elder, ginger-thomas. ''Tecoma stans'' is the off ...

''), flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family * ''

Sambucus ''Sambucus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly called elder or elderberry. The genus was formerly placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, but was reclassified as Adoxaceae due to ge ...

'', also known as elder or elderberry, a genus of fast-growing shrubs or small trees * Marsh elder or ''Iva'', a genus of wind-pollinated plants in the daisy family

Other uses

Elder (constructor) Edgar Elder was an American race car driver and racing car builder. Elder cars competed in one FIA World Championship race - the 1959 Indianapolis 500 The 43rd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Satu ...

, a former racing car constructor *

The Elders (organization) The Elders is an international non-governmental organisation of public figures noted as senior statesmen, peace activists and human rights advocates, who were brought together by Nelson Mandela in 2007. They describe themselves as "independent ...

, an international non-governmental organisation of statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates * , a US Navy World War II anti-submarine net laying ship *

Elder High School , motto_translation = Strive for the higher things , streetaddress = 3900 Vincent Avenue , region = Price Hill , city = Cincinnati , county = , state ...

, Cincinnati, Ohio *

Elders Limited Elders Limited, formerly known as Elder, Stirling & Co., Elder Smith and Co. and Elder Smith & Co. Ltd, is an Australian agribusiness that provides agricultural goods and services to primary producers in Australia. History Early history (183 ...

, an Australian agribusiness company * Elder Pharmaceuticals, a company headquartered in Mumbai, India * An old English word for

udder An udder is an organ formed of two or four mammary glands on the females of dairy animals and ruminants such as cattle, goats, and sheep. An udder is equivalent to the breast in primates and elephantine pachyderms. The udder is a single mass han ...