An elder is a person who is of greater age or authority.

Elder or elders may refer to:

Positions

Administrative

• Elder (administrative title), a position of authority

Cultural

North American Indigenous elder, a person who has and transmits cultural and philosophical knowledge

• Haudenosaunee Clan Mother

• Australian Aboriginal elder, 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 2 John and 3 John in the New Testament

Elder (Christianity), 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), a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood

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

Places

1. Antarctica

2. Elder Bluff, Palmer Land

3. Elder Glacier, Victoria Land

4. Elder Peak, Oates Land

5. Mount Elder, South Shetland Islands

6. Australia

7. Elder Range, part of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia

8. Electoral district of Elder, South Australia

9. Elder Park, Adelaide, South Australia

10. Canada

11. Elder Island, Nunavut

12. United States

13. Elder, Georgia

14. Elder Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

In entertainment

• Elder (band), a rock/metal band from Boston

• Elders (Charmed), characters in the Charmed television series

• Elders of the Universe, supervillains appearing in Marvel Comics

• Mole Man or Harvey Rupert Elder, a fictional character in Marvel Comics

• The Elder, an independent film adaptation of the 1981 Kiss concept album Music from "The Elder

• "The Elder" (Star Wars: Visions), an episode of Star Wars: Visions

People

• Elder (given name), a list of people

• Elder (surname), 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

Plants

• Box elder, Acer negundo, North American species of maple

• Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria), common edible garden perennial, widely considered a weed

• Yellow elder (Tecoma stans), flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family

• Sambucus, 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), a former racing car constructor

• The Elders (organization), 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, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Elders Limited, an Australian agribusiness company

• Elder Pharmaceuticals, a company headquartered in Mumbai, India

• An old English word for udder

See also

• Council of Elders (disambiguation)

• Eldership (disambiguation)

• Eider (disambiguation)

• Alder (disambiguation)

• Elderly, adjective for people with ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings