[syn: firstborn, eldest]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eldest \Eld"est\, a. [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See
Elder, a.]
1. Oldest; longest in duration. --Shak.
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2. Born or living first, or before the others, as a son,
daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder. "My
lady's eldest son." --Shak.
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Their eldest historians are of suspected credit.
--Bp.
Stillingfleet.
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Eldest hand (Card Playing), the player on the dealer's left
hand. --R. A. Proctor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
eldest
adj 1: first in order of birth; "the firstborn child" [syn:
firstborn, eldest]
n 1: the offspring who came first in the order of birth [syn:
firstborn, eldest]