Meaning of વડીલ 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.
- The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses.
- A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.
- A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.
Meaning of વડીલ in English
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