ELDER

noun

1. An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
2. One who is older than another.
3. One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.

verb

1. To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.

adjective

1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
2. Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
3. Having existed or lived for the specified time.