Etymology

eldership

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Today it means: The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture. Full definition →

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

From elder + -ship. The Lithuanian sense is a calque of Lithuanian seniūnija.

Words from the same roots

Lithuanianseniūnija all →

elderate

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.