1. (Of a debt, etc.) first; preferred, as over junior obligations.
2. (Of a person) older than someone else.
3. (Of a person) higher in rank or service.
4. (Of a man) elder, as distinguished from the man’s son who has the same name.
1. (Of a debt, etc.) first; preferred, as over junior obligations.
2. (Of a person) older than someone else.
3. (Of a person) higher in rank or service.
4. (Of a man) elder, as distinguished from the man’s son who has the same name.