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EspañolELDER (ADMINISTRATIVE TITLE)
The term 'Elder' (or its equivalent in another language) is used in several different countries and organizations to indicate a position of authority. This usage is usually derived from the notion that the oldest members of a group are the wisest and thus most qualified to rule, provide council or some other form of leadership.
★ 'Alderman' - An Alderman in modern Anglo-Saxon derived legal systems is synonymous with what in other systems might be known as a city councilman. It derives from the term ''ealdorman'', from which the term ''Earl'' is also derived, meaning old man. But usually the Ekder of the class is a girl.
★ 'Gerousia' - Gerousia was the Spartan equivalent of a senate. The term means ''Council of Elders''.
★ 'Hor Chan' - Mayan, meaning "Chief of Chan." Chan was a term some Maya used to refer to themselves.
★ 'Indigenous Australians' use the term to denote a widely-respected man of authority who has been through many rituals and ceremonies and has a deep knowledge of traditional lore. He will be consulted on any important aspect of Aboriginal life. In some Aboriginal societies, the term is also applied to women holding a similar position of status in their society.
★ 'Senator' - In the Senate of Rome, the senators were men. ''Senator'' comes from the Latin ''Senex'', meaning ''old man'', and the senators were actually called ''patres'' — 'fathers'.
★ 'Seniūnas' - Ruler of Eldership, (seniūnija in Lithuanian), Lithuania's smallest administrative division.
★ 'Shaikh' - Shaikh means "old man" in Arabic. There are specific cultural and religious connotations as well.
★ 'Starosta' or' Starost' - Starosta, derrived from word ''stary'' - "old", is a title for an official or unofficial position of leadership that has been used in various contexts through most of Slavic history.
★ 'Witan' - In Anglo-Saxon and other Germanic traditions was a ''wise man'' although usually just a noble. The term is most often used to describe those who attended the Witenagemot.
★ Religious elder
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| Various Uses |
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Various Uses
★ 'Alderman' - An Alderman in modern Anglo-Saxon derived legal systems is synonymous with what in other systems might be known as a city councilman. It derives from the term ''ealdorman'', from which the term ''Earl'' is also derived, meaning old man. But usually the Ekder of the class is a girl.
★ 'Gerousia' - Gerousia was the Spartan equivalent of a senate. The term means ''Council of Elders''.
★ 'Hor Chan' - Mayan, meaning "Chief of Chan." Chan was a term some Maya used to refer to themselves.
★ 'Indigenous Australians' use the term to denote a widely-respected man of authority who has been through many rituals and ceremonies and has a deep knowledge of traditional lore. He will be consulted on any important aspect of Aboriginal life. In some Aboriginal societies, the term is also applied to women holding a similar position of status in their society.
★ 'Senator' - In the Senate of Rome, the senators were men. ''Senator'' comes from the Latin ''Senex'', meaning ''old man'', and the senators were actually called ''patres'' — 'fathers'.
★ 'Seniūnas' - Ruler of Eldership, (seniūnija in Lithuanian), Lithuania's smallest administrative division.
★ 'Shaikh' - Shaikh means "old man" in Arabic. There are specific cultural and religious connotations as well.
★ 'Starosta' or' Starost' - Starosta, derrived from word ''stary'' - "old", is a title for an official or unofficial position of leadership that has been used in various contexts through most of Slavic history.
★ 'Witan' - In Anglo-Saxon and other Germanic traditions was a ''wise man'' although usually just a noble. The term is most often used to describe those who attended the Witenagemot.
See also
★ Religious elder
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