Elder
"Elder" in Finnish
vanhempi
(greater than another in age or seniority)
edeltäjä
(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor)
esi-isä
(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor)
kylänvanhin
(older member, leader of a community)
mustaheisi
(Sambucus nigra)
mustaselja
(Sambucus nigra)
pappi
(clergyman authorized to administer all sacraments)
saksanheisi
(Sambucus)
seljat
(Sambucus)
vanhempi
(one who is older than another)
vanhin
(older member, leader of a community)
vanhin
(officer of a church)
vanhin
(Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority)
vanhus
(old person)
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