单词 | eldress |
释义 | eldress|ˈɛldrɪs| [f. elder n.3 + -ess.] A female elder, a woman ordained to rule or teach in a church.
1640Bp. Hall Episc. iii. iv. 237, I suppose no man will think S. Paul meant to ordain Eldresses in the Church. 1753Whitefield Let. to Zinzendorf Wks. 1771 IV. 255 Over the head of the general Eldress, was placed her own picture. 1880Howells Undisc. Country xii. 172 The office sisters consulted with the eldress. |

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