eldership
/ˈɛldɚʃɪp/noun
eldership is spelled E-L-D-E-R-S-H-I-P: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eldership means “The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eldership is elderships.
How many letters and syllables are in eldership?
| Letters | 9: E-L-D-E-R-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is eldership?
Eldership appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce eldership?
- /ˈɛldɚʃɪp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of eldership
- elderships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eldership mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture.
- 2
The personality of an elderly person.
- 3
The office or position of elder in a church.
- 4
The collective body of (ecclesiastical) elders; a body or court of elders, a presbytery.
- 5
The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does eldership come from?
From elder + -ship. The Lithuanian sense is a calque of Lithuanian seniūnija.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).