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elder·ship (el′dər s̸hip′)

noun

  1. the position or duties of an elder in a church
  2. a group of elders; presbytery

Etymology: elder + -ship

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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