/el"dist/ , adj. a superl. of old with elder as compar.
oldest; first-born; of greatest age: eldest brother; eldest sister; eldest born.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE eldesta, superl. of ( e ) ald OLD ]
/el"dist/ , adj. a superl. of old with elder as compar.
oldest; first-born; of greatest age: eldest brother; eldest sister; eldest born.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE eldesta, superl. of ( e ) ald OLD ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012