Crossword clues for eldest
eldest
- Sibling who usually baby-sits other siblings
- Like the prince royal
- Inheritor under primogeniture
- Heir apparent?
- First to arrive?
- First to arrive
- Cain, of Adam's sons
- Alec's position in the Baldwin family
- What dean may mean
- The one in charge when the parents vacation, usually
- Status of James in F. D. R.'s family
- Source of hand-me-downs
- Shem, to his brothers
- Sequel to Christopher Paolini's "Eragon" which Entertainment Weekly named "Worst Book of 2005"
- Septic Flesh "The ___ Cosmonaut"
- Senior person
- One with only younger siblings
- Like the heir to the throne, usually
- Like the first kid to go to college, most often
- Like the dauphin
- Like Reuben
- Like one's firstborn
- Like one who arrives first?
- Like Meg March, in "Little Women"
- Like Liesl, among the von Trapp children
- Like firstborn children
- Like child one of five
- Like Alec, amongst the Baldwin brothers
- Like Alec, among the Baldwin brothers
- Like a firstborn child
- Like a dauphin
- Like a beneficiary of primogeniture
- In position for an inheritance, maybe
- Heir apparent, often
- Furthest along
- Firstborn, among siblings
- First-born of siblings
- First in line, often
- First in line for the throne, perhaps
- First among the children
- First among progeny
- Favorite son, maybe
- Destined to inherit the throne
- Danny, vis-à-vis the "Bloodline" siblings
- Child with the most responsibilities, traditionally
- Chico, of the Marx Brothers
- Bossy sibling, perhaps
- Big winner in primogeniture
- Benefactor of primogeniture
- Being the oldest
- Bart, among the Simpson kids
- Alec, among the Baldwin brothers
- Adam, of the "Bonanza" brothers
- ___ hand (player to the dealer's left)
- Like a tribal leader, perhaps
- Tribal leaders, maybe
- Meg, among the "little women"
- Firstborn sibling
- Heir to the throne
- Child with responsibilities, traditionally
- Cain, for one
- First-born, compared to the others
- In position to inherit the throne, say
- Child often having special responsibilities
- First arrival
- Like many an heir apparent
- First in line, say
- Of greatest age
- First in line to the throne
- Cain, e.g.
- Born first
- First in line, in a way
- Senior one
- Rifts in the family, say
- The offspring who came first in the order of birth
- Adjective for Cain
- Firstborn one
- Most senior of a group
- Like Cain
- Beneficiary via primogeniture
- First in age
- An adjective for Esau
- Title heir
- Most mature
- Adjective for 1 Across
- Spanish article that is ousting one from earliest days?
- Some damsel destined to be one to succeed
- First in order of birth
- Leeds United's centre-half battles to help secure highest position in years
- Leeds game? Time for one with most minutes under his belt
- As likely heir, perhaps, led set astray
- Heir, often
- First in line, perhaps
- Heir, at times
- Most aged
- First among siblings
- First born child
- Primogeniture beneficiary
- One with the most life experience
- Firstborn child
- Tribal leader, often
- Next in line, in a way
- Most respected, perhaps
- Like Bart, among the Simpson siblings
- Cain, e.g
- Cain, among Adam's sons
- With the most life experience
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Eldest \Eld"est\, a. [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See Elder, a.]
Oldest; longest in duration.
--Shak.-
Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder. ``My lady's eldest son.''
--Shak.Their eldest historians are of suspected credit.
--Bp. Stillingfleet.Eldest hand (Card Playing), the player on the dealer's left hand.
--R. A. Proctor.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. 1 (en-superlativeold); greatest in age or seniority. 2 (context card games English) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
WordNet
adj. first in order of birth; "the firstborn child" [syn: firstborn]
n. the offspring who came first in the order of birth [syn: firstborn]
Wikipedia
Eldest is the second novel in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini and the sequel to Eragon. Eldest was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005, and was released in paperback in September 2006. Eldest has been released in an audiobook format, and as an ebook. Like Eragon, Eldest became a New York Times bestseller. A deluxe edition of Eldest was released on September 26, 2006, including new information and art by both the illustrator and the author. Other editions of Eldest are translated into different languages.
Eldest begins following several important events in Eragon. The story is the continued adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira, centering on their journey to the realm of the Elves in order to further Eragon's training as a Dragon Rider. Other plots in the story focus on Roran, Eragon's cousin, who leads the inhabitants of Carvahall to Surda to join the Varden, and Nasuada as she takes on her father's role as leader of the Varden. Eldest ends at the Battle of the Burning Plains, where Eragon faces a new Dragon Rider, Murtagh, and a new dragon, Thorn.
Reviews pointed out the similarities between Eldest and other works such as The Lord of the Rings, while praising the themes of the book, such as friendship and honor. Several of these reviews commented on the style and genre of Eldest, while others considered the possibility of a film adaptation similar to the first film.
Usage examples of "eldest".
During the life of Alp Arslan, his eldest son had been acknowledged as the future sultan of the Turks.
Prince Vasili left the chair on which he had been leaning, and- with air which intimated that he knew what he was about and if others did not understand him it was so much the worse for them- did not go up to the dying man, but passed by him, joined the eldest princess, and moved with her to the side of the room where stood the high bedstead with its silken hangings.
The broken army of the Goths abandoned the field of battle, the wasted province, and the passage of the Danube: and although the eldest of the sons of Constantine was permitted to supply the place of his father, the merit of the victory, which diffused universal joy, was ascribed to the auspicious counsels of the emperor himself.
His two eldest sons Svein and Harold were earls, meekly created by Edward, and his nephew Beorn was another.
He had bequeathed it to Evrael, according to his eldest brother, who mentioned some passing madness about the woman Lerissa, the details of which he seemed to have forgotten.
The eldest son, who was ugly and squinted, was a kind of pleasant madman, but he was also a liar, a profligate, a boaster, and totally devoid of discretion.
MacLeod glared at her eldest brother, Broc, and pointed a finger at the door.
CHAPTER XV The Hanoverians As we were leaving the house we met the two eldest sisters, who came home looking very sad.
An hour afterwards, just as I was going to bed, the eldest girl came into my room and said she wished to have a private interview with me.
Cassan should pass through me to my eldest son, who comes now before you to acknowledge you his sovereign overlord and asks to be granted tenure of Cassan as a Duke of Gwynedd in perpetuity for himself and his male issue.
Much Marcle, where his eldest son had been christened and confirmed into the Anglican Church four decades earlier.
I contrived to slip in the hand of the eldest of the two sisters a note enclosing another for my dear Angela, in which I explained why I had been compelled to discontinue my visits, entreating her to devise some means by which I could enjoy the happiness of seeing her and of conversing with her.
This being the case there was no hurry, and the eldest girl said that the syndic and I could leave whenever we liked, but that they were going to bed.
That was why the eldest Dibble boy, Luke, was now serving five years in the pen in Boise.
Luke, Erica knew, was the eldest Dibble son, now residing in the state penitentiary in Boise.