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Meaning of ज्येष्ठ in English

  • Older; more aged, or existing longer.
  • Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc.
  • One who is older; a superior in age; a senior.
  • An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
  • A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church.
  • A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder.
  • A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.
  • Oldest; longest in duration.
  • Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder.
  • First brought forth; first in the order of nativity; eldest; hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.

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