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Definition of Eldest
1. Adjective. First in order of birth. "The firstborn child"
2. Noun. The offspring who came first in the order of birth.
Definition of Eldest
1. a. Oldest; longest in duration.
Definition of Eldest
1. Adjective. (superlative of old); greatest in age or seniority. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eldest
1. oldest [adj] - See also: oldest
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eldest
Literary usage of Eldest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"eldest son» of the younger sons of peers were ranked before the eldest sons of
knights by order of the earl marshal, 18th March, 1615, and before the eldest ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1879)
"but his heir apparent, who may be the eldest son, or the eldest surviving son,
or the eldest or eldest surviving son of either. On the other hand, ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1844)
"But, under a devise to a man for life, 'with remainder to his second, third, and
other sons successively, " except the first or eldest son," this remainder ..."
4. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1872)
"The eldest sons of knights, and their eldest sons in perpetual succession : (w) 2.
The eldest sons of younger sons of peers, and their eldest sons in like ..."
5. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"eldest sons of Dukes of Blood Royal. Marquesses, in same order as Dukes. Dukes'
eldest Sons. ... Barons' eldest Sons. Knights of the Garter if Commoners. ..."
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