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

;Antarctica

  • Elder Bluff, Palmer Land
  • Elder Glacier, Victoria Land
  • Elder Peak, Oates Land
  • Mount Elder, South Shetland Islands

;Australia

  • Elder Range, part of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia
  • Electoral district of Elder, South Australia
  • Elder Park, Adelaide, South Australia

;Canada

  • Elder Island, Nunavut

;United States

  • Elder, Georgia
  • 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