fore-elder

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English foreldre, from fore- (“fore-”) +‎ eldre (“elder, ancestor”); equivalent to fore- +‎ elder.

Noun[edit]

fore-elder (plural fore-elders)

  1. (chiefly Scotland) An ancestor.
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