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eldest

Pronunciation: /ˈɛldɪst/

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Definition of eldest

adjective

  • (of one out of a group of related or otherwise associated people) of the greatest age; oldest:Swift left the company to his eldest son, Charles

Origin:

Old English ieldest, eldest, of Germanic origin; related to German ältest, also to eld and old

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