Eldest
['eldɪst] or ['ɛldɪst]
Definition
(a.) Oldest; longest in duration.
(a.) Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder.
Typist: Perry
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Oldest.
Edited by Amber
Examples
- Of the two sons, the eldest, Arthur, inherited the title and estates. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Her eldest was a boy of ten years old, a fine spirited fellow, who longed to be out in the world; but what could she do? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Fred, as the eldest twin, will have the estate, I suppose, and such a splendid one it is! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She had felt an early presentiment that she _should_ like the eldest best. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Mrs. Welland came first, on the arm of her eldest son. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Ever since my eldest brother left our cottage to enlist into the army. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I worship the eldest Miss Larkins. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The eldest of these men had a stern, savage, and wild aspect. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- My eldest brother had but one child, which was married to one Mr. Fisher, at Wallingborough, in Northamptonshire. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- My eldest daughter and my son, Mr Clennam. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Was not she like a daughter, his eldest daughter? Jane Austen. Emma.
- If that dark-visaged eldest boy could look more malicious than he had already looked, this was the time when he did it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- There was great trouble before it could be made known to Mrs. Gradgrind that her eldest child was there. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Between the two eldest and herself especially, there subsisted a particular regard. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- These are done by my eldest sister, said he; and you, as a man of taste, will, I dare say, be pleased with them. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
Edited by Horace