ELDERS

"ELDERS" is a plural of: elder.

Date "ELDERS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Age

Seniority, eldership; elders; (veteran); firstling; doyen, father; primogeniture.

Veteran

Preadamite, Methuselah, Nestor, old Parr; elders; forefathers; (paternity).

Crosswords: ELDERS

Afrikaan (elsewhere), Dutch (elsewhere).

Respect. Respect for one's elders gives character (Pulp Fiction; writing credit: Quentin Tarantino; Roger Avary)

Hey, you want to freeze me in bed for your own personal pleasure, that is fine, but freezing Natalie is not gonna make her or the Elders happy (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay)

According to what one of the elders said, taking an enemy on the battlefield is like a hawk taking a bird (Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai; writing credit: Jim Jarmusch)

Tales of Tomorrow: Our Elders (1982)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Qanemcikarluni Tekitnarqelartuq = One Must Arrive With a Story to Tell: Traditional Narratives by the Elders of Tununak, Alaska (reference)

• A Lie and a Libel: The History of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion (reference)

• Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders (reference)

• Circles of Care: How to Set Up Quality Home Care for Our Elders (reference)

• Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Elders & Anders (reference)

• Elders Advisor : The Journal Of Elder Law And Post-Retirement (reference)

• Elders Digest (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Mormon Elders Damiana Wafers. : Health, Strength and Energy. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

There grew up government in the worlds, with leaders, with elders.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Essential functions performed by families on behalf of functionally dependent elders (the orchestration of services, help with activities of daily living, etc.) must be taken over by others (e.g., staff and volunteers of neighborhood-based social agencies). (references)

In addition to the growing number of elders, the recognition that people with dementia have different care needs from those who are physically frail, and concern that traditional nursing home care has not been responsive to those needs, families and caregivers have created strong interest in establishing specially tailored care for this group (Ory, 1995). At present about 15 percent of nursing homes, representing approximately 2,500 units and more than 50,000 beds, have a SCU or specialized program for people with dementia. (references)

Business

As one insurance company official mentioned, the younger segment of the population, less worried than its elders about the risks of taking out policies in the country represents an excellent potential market. (references)

In particular, Koreans still have a great respect for elders, and intuitively establish their hierarchical position relative to others based on age. Indeed, one of the fundamental principles of the Korean language is based on the plethora of verb endings that indicate the level of respect accorded to another person. (references)

It is estimated that more than 100,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in Argentina, and according to 1996 statistics from the Argentine Ministry of Health and Social Services, over 60 percent of all cancer cases recorded can be attributed to elders above the age of 65. As an example, seven out of ten breast cancers are discovered after the age of 50 and this is also the case concerning prostate cancer. (references)

Civil Liberties

Burma

There also were reports that local government authorities alerted Muslim elders in advance of the attacks and warned them not to retaliate to avoid escalating the violence. (references)

Afghanistan

According to a decree announced by the religious police in 1997, women found outside the home who were not covered properly would be punished severely, along with their family elders. (references)

Eritrea

However, in one instance a group of respected elders, who sought to mediate between the President and the political dissidents, were informed that they could not meet because they did not have a permit. (references)

Economic History

Sierra Leone

The basic unit of local government generally is the chiefdom, headed by a paramount chief and council of elders. (references)

Somalia

Its form of government is republican, with a bicameral legislature including an elected elders chamber and a house of representatives. (references)

Estonia

The Committee of Elders of the underground Maapaev announced the Republic of Estonia on 24 February 1918, one day before German troops invaded. (references)

Human Rights

Pakistan

He later was released after the intervention of community elders. (references)

Togo

In rural areas, the village chief or council of elders may try minor criminal and civil cases. (references)

Comoros

Most disputes are presented to village elders for possible resolution before being taken to court. (references)

Minorities

Kyrgyz Republic

In the southern village of Suzak, village elders called for the expulsion of four former Muslims who had converted to evangelical Christianity. (references)

Kyrgyz Republic

Another Christian group in a village outside of Bishkek reported that village elders have said that "Christianity is not allowed in the Kyrgyz Republic," called for the expulsion of Christian converts from the village, and fired one Church member from the village educational council. (references)

Political Economy

Sudan

The SPLM recognizes traditional courts or "Courts of Elders," which usually hear matters of personal affairs such as marriages and dowries, and base their decisions on traditional and customary law. (references)

Political Rights

Somalia

Puntland has a single chamber quasi-legislative branch known as the Council of Elders, which plays a largely consultative role. (references)

Somalia

Although many such groups derive their authority from the traditional deference given clan elders, most face opposition of varying strength from clan groups and political factions. (references)

Somalia

In January President Egal's and the Parliament's terms were extended for 1 year, and presidential, parliamentary, and municipal elections were postponed until the end of 2002 or the beginning of 2003. In 1998 Puntland was established as a regional government during a consultative conference with delegates from six regions, including traditional community elders, the leadership of political organizations, members of legislative assemblies, regional administrators, and civil society representatives. (references)

Women

Uzbekistan

Wife beating is considered a personal family affair rather than a criminal act; such cases usually are handled by family members or elders within the community (mahalla) and rarely come to court. (references)

Worker Rights

Djibouti

The election of representatives also is influenced by the relationship between clan elders and clans with unions and workforces. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "ELDERS": my elders. Additional references.

Albanian

pleqtë. (various references)

Chinese 

避諱 (taboo against using the personal names of emperors or one's elders), 慈愛 . (various references)

Czech

starší lidé (the elderly). (various references)

German

ältere (elder, older, older man), A.lteste (eldest). (various references)

Hungarian

vének (oldie), presbiterek, idõsek. (various references)

Indonesian

ninik-mamak (village elders). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

故老 (old people, old-timer, seniors), 宿老 (old men, seniors, veterans), 古老 (old people, old-timer, seniors). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しゅくろう (old men, seniors, veterans), �"ろう (dislike of new things, greedy and cruel man, narrow-mindedness, old people, old-timer, seniors, stubbornly sticking to old ways, wild beasts). (various references)

Manx

sleih shinney, shenndiaght (old age, oldness), shanstyryn. (various references)

Pig Latin

eldersay.(various references)

Russian 

старые люди. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

stariji ljudi. (various references)

Swedish

de som är äldre än jag (my elders). (various references)

Turkish

yaşlılar (senior citizens, the old), ihtiyar heyeti. (various references)

majores, majores natu. (various references)

ieldran. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "ELDERS": eldership, elderships. (additional references)

Words ending with "ELDERS": fielders, gelders, infielders, melders, midfielders, outfielders, shielders, welders, wielders, yielders. (additional references)

Misspellings

"ELDERS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ederesi, edler, eelers, Eilers, Elddis, elde, eld-er, eldery, eldils, Eldor, Elera, elers, ellers, elmers, elsdens, elvers, Elwert, emder, Helldorf, Nelder, Oelkers, telders. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: deers, deles, drees, elder, leers, redes, reeds, reels, seder, sered.

-2 letters: deer, dees, dele, dels, dere, dree, eels, elds, else, leer, lees, rede, reds, reed, reel, rees, seed, seel, seer, sere, sled.

-3 letters: dee, del, eds, eel, eld, els, ere, ers, led, lee, red, ree, res, see, sel, ser.

-4 letters: de, ed, el, er.

+1 letter: dealers, delvers, duelers, eldress, eluders, gelders, leaders, ledgers, lenders, melders, pedlers, reddles, redlegs, relends, resiled, resoled, rewelds, sledder, slender, welders.

+2 letters: ashlered, bleeders, blenders, declares, defilers, delayers, delivers, delouser, deluders, deluster, demersal, deplores, desalter, desilver, dreidels, duellers, dwellers, emeralds, federals, feldsher, fielders, hirseled, leewards, leisured, lustered, meddlers, modelers, morseled, needlers, peddlers, pleaders, pledgers, preludes, realised, reblends, redlines, relapsed, released, relished, relisted, remodels, repleads, repulsed, resaddle, resailed, rescaled, resealed, reslated, resolder, resolved, restyled, resulted, revulsed, sclereid, shielder, sidereal, silvered, slavered, sledders, slivered, soldered, solderer, streeled, treadles, treddles, urodeles, wergelds, wielders, wrestled, yielders, yodelers.