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Hi,
Elder means : One who is older or superior in terms of age / a person who is older than you.

For example: My brother is elder to me.

Regards,
Sri

sreesriHi, Elder means : One who is older or superior in terms of age / a person who is older than you. For example: My brother is elder to me. Regards,Sri

Yes, in my opinion elder is one of the meanings of older; old could also mean sth. has been there for a long time, e.g. an old friend which doesn't mean anything of age

sreesriHi,
Elder means : One who is older or superior in terms of age / a person who is older than you.

For example: My brother is elder to me.

Regards,
Sri

'Elder', as an adjective, is the archaic form of 'older', though many people (myself included) still prefer to say: "He's my elder brother", rather than "He's my ol

BillJ You'll also come across 'elder' used as a noun as in "The village elders", where there's no real modern equivalent.

The term is still used, however, in ecclesiastical settings, meaning the governing body of the church organization.

Dear Bill,
My brother is elder to me - it is correct, and I stick on to that. We don't use "than" in degrees of comparison for Elder, Inferior, Superior, Prior.

Regards,
Sri

sreesriWe don't use "than" in degrees of comparison for Elder, Inferior, Superior, Prior.

Hi, Sri,
Do you have a reference for that? My dictionary is no help. They specify "to" for the others, but just call "elder" an alternate comparative.

Google has 65,400 hits for "elder than" and 212,000 for "elder to," but that doesn't prove much.

sreesriDear Bill,
My brother is elder to me - it is correct, and I stick on to that. We don't use "than" in degrees of comparison for Elder, Inferior, Superior, Prior.
Regards,
Sri

As an adjective, 'elder' is an alternative comparative form of 'older', so just as you would say 'older than me', you would also say 'elder than me' (though 'older