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Definitions of eldest
  1. noun
    the offspring who came first in the order of birth

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  2. adjective
    first in order of birth

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Definition that contains eldest
  • charles the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948)
  • dauphin formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
  • shem (Old Testament) eldest son of Noah
  • esau (Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
  • primogeniture right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son
  • mary ii Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; she was the eldest daughter of James II and ruled jointly with her husband William III (1662-1694)
  • prince charles the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948)
  • princess royal the eldest daughter of a British sovereign
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