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adjective
Date: before 12th century
of the greatest age or seniority ; oldest <my eldest daughter>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Eldest — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Eldest Título original Eldest Autor Christopher Paolini Traductor Enrique de Hériz Ilustrador John Jude … Wikipedia Español
Eldest — Eld est, a. [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See {Elder}, a.] 1. Oldest; longest in duration. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See {Elder}. My lady s eldest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eldest — [el′dist] adj. [ME < OE eldest(a), ieldest(a), superl. of ald, eald: see OLD] oldest; esp., firstborn or oldest surviving … English World dictionary
eldest — O.E. (Mercian) eldrost, superlative of eald, ald old (see OLD (Cf. old)). Superseded by oldest since 16c. Cf. ELDER (Cf. elder) (1) … Etymology dictionary
eldest — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of one out of a group of people) oldest … English terms dictionary
eldest — elder, eldest, older, oldest 1. Elder and eldest mean the same as older and oldest but they are much narrower in their range of use, being applicable only to people and only as nouns or attributive adjectives (before nouns). You can say his elder … Modern English usage
eldest — /ˈɛldəst / (say elduhst) adjective 1. oldest; now surviving only in the eldest brother, sister, and eldest hand. –noun 2. eldest child: Susie is my eldest. {Middle English, Old English eldest(a), superlative of ald, eald old} …
eldest — el|dest [ˈeldıst] adj especially BrE the eldest of a group of people, especially brothers and sisters, is the one who was born first →↑old eldest son/daughter/brother/child etc ▪ My eldest daughter is 17. ▪ He was the eldest of six children … Dictionary of contemporary English
eldest — [[t]e̱ldɪst[/t]] ADJ SUPERL The eldest person in a group is the one who was born before all the others. The eldest child was a daughter called Fiona... David was the eldest of three boys... The two eldest are already doing well at Kings Wood … English dictionary
eldest — adjective 1 eldest son/sister/child etc the oldest son, etc among a group of people, especially brothers and sisters: Her eldest child is at university now. 2 the eldest the oldest one in a group of people, especially brothers and sisters: I have … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
