An elder is someone with a degree of seniority or authority. Elder or elders may refer to: Positions Administrative Elder (administrative title), a position of authority Cultural North American Indigenous elder, a person who has and transmits cultural and philosophical knowledge Australian Aboriginal elder, one who has gained recognition as a custodian of knowledge and lore, often a leader in administrative matters Religious "The elder", author of the Johannine epistles 2 John and 3 John in the New Testament Elder (Christianity), a person valued for their wisdom and, in some churches and denominations, holding an administrative or oversight role Elder (Methodist), an ordained minister with responsibilities to preach and teach Elder (Anglican), a learned minister with responsibilities to teach and/or innovate Elder (Latter Day Saints), a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood Thero or Elder, an honorific term for senior Buddhist nuns and monks Places Antarctica Elder Bluff, Palmer Land Elder Glacier, Victoria Land Elder Peak, Oates Land Mount Elder, South Shetland Islands Australia Elder Range, part of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia Electoral district of Elder, South Australia Elder Park, Adelaide, South Australia Canada Elder Island, Nunavut USA Elder, Georgia Elder Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania In entertainment Elder (band), a rock/metal band from Boston Elders (Charmed), characters in the Charmed television series Elders of the Universe, supervillains appearing in Marvel Comics Mole Man or Harvey Rupert Elder, a fictional character in Marvel Comics The Elder, an independent film adaptation of the 1981 Kiss concept album Music from "The Elder "The Elder", an episode of Star Wars: Visions People Elder (surname), a list of people Elder (given name), a list of people Élder (footballer) (born 1976), a Brazilian former footballer Élder Alencar Machado de Campos List of people known as the Elder or the Younger Plants Box elder, Acer negundo, North American species of maple Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria), common edible garden perennial, widely considered a weed Yellow elder (Tecoma stans), flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family Sambucus, also known as elder or elderberry, a genus of fast-growing shrubs or small trees Marsh elder or Iva, a genus of wind-pollinated plants in the daisy family Other uses Elder (constructor), a former racing car constructor The Elders (organization), an international non-governmental organisation of statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates , a US Navy World War II anti-submarine net laying ship Elder High School, Cincinnati, Ohio Elders Limited,