Elder (administrative Title)

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The term Elder (or its equivalent in another language) is used in several different countries and organizations to indicate a position of authority. This usage is usually derived from the notion that the oldest members of a group are the wisest and thus most qualified to rule, provide council or some other form of leadership.

Various Uses

Alderman - An Alderman in modern Anglo-Saxon derived legal systems is synonymous with what in other systems might be known as a city councilman. It derives from the term ealdorman, from which the term Earl is also derived, meaning old man.
Gerousia - Gerousia was the Spartan equivalent of a senate. The term means Council of Elders.
Hor Chan - Mayan, meaning "Chief of Chan." Chan was a term some Maya used to refer to themselves.
Indigenous Australians use the term to denote a widely-respected man of authority who has been through many rituals and ceremonies and has a deep knowledge of traditional lore. He will be consulted on any important aspect of Aboriginal life. In some Aboriginal societies, the term is also applied to women holding a similar position of status in their society.
Senator - In the Senate of Rome, the senators were men. Senator comes from the Latin Senex, meaning old man, and the senators were actually called patres — 'fathers'.
Seniūnas - Ruler of Eldership, (seniūnija in Lithuanian), Lithuania's smallest administrative division.
Shaikh - Shaikh means "old man" in Arabic. There are specific cultural and religious connotations as well.
Starosta or Starost - Starosta, derrived from word stary - "old", is a title for an official or unofficial position of leadership that has been used in various contexts through most of Slavic history.
Witan - In Anglo-Saxon and other Germanic traditions was a wise man although usually just a noble. The term is most often used to describe those who attended the Witenagemot.

Overview

The word senate is derived from the Latin word senatus
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Comune di Roma

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Nickname: "The Eternal City"
Motto: "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (SPQR) (Latin)
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Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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Eldership is a term used to translate some subnational entities in a number of countries, modern and historical.

Seniūnija, the smallest administrative division of Lithuania
Starostwo, a historical subdivision in Poland

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Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba) is the official state language of the Republic of Lithuania, spoken by about 4 million native speakers.

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Motto
"Tautos jėga vienybėje"
"The strength of the nation lies in unity"
Anthem
Tautiška giesmė

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Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh or Shaikh (Arabic: شيخ
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al-‘Arabiyyah in written Arabic (Kufic script):
Pronunciation: /alˌʕa.raˈbij.ja/
Spoken in: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman,
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Starost(a) (Cyrillic: Старост/а) is a title for an official or unofficial position of leadership that has been used in various contexts through most of Slavic history. It can be translated as 'elder'.
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Slavic peoples are a branch of Indo-European peoples, living mainly in Europe, where they constitute roughly a third of the population. Since emerging from their original homeland (most commonly thought to be in Eastern Europe) in the early 6th century, they have inhabited most of
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Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European-speaking peoples, originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Germanic languages which diversified out of Common Germanic in the course of the Pre-Roman Iron Age.
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The Witenagemot (also called the Witan, more properly the title of its members) was a political institution in Anglo-Saxon England which operated between approximately the 7th century and 11th century.
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An elder (in Greek, πρεσβυτερος [presbyteros]; see Presbyter) in Christianity is a person valued for his or her wisdom who accordingly holds a particular position of responsibility in a Christian group.
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Elder (administrative Title)

Information about Elder (administrative Title)

Various Uses

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Overview

History