English → Latin
“eldership” in Latin
Iūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justipresbyteriumpresbytery (assembly of elders)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
eldership
aetatis privilegium (Justinus, 2, 10, 2: not primogenitura).
Church-eldership, presbyterium (e.g., presbyterii honos, Cyprian).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for eldership?
- The usual Latin words for “eldership” are Iūstīnus, presbyterium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.