Elder

An elder is someone with a degree of seniority or authority.

Elder or elders may refer to:

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
 * USA
 * 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", an episode of Star Wars: Visions

People

 * Elder (surname), a list of people
 * Elder (given name), 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
 * USS Elder (AN-20), 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