Hypertext Webster Gateway: "eldership"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Eldership \Eld"er*ship\, n.
1. The state of being older; seniority. ``Paternity an
eldership.'' --Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
eldership
n : the office of elder
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