Etymology

elderate

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Today it means: The smallest administrative unit in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward. Full definition →

Lithuanian seniūnija
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  1. Lithuanian · calque ofseniūnija
  2. English todayelderate

From elder + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the concrete charge of it), a calque of Lithuanian seniūnija.

Words from the same roots

Lithuanianseniūnija all →

eldership

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.