elder Synonyms

senior older alligator pear veteran venerable time-honored tamarisk syringa superior succentor statesman wise yogi higher up age-old sisal greybeard geezer old person important person golden ager grownup old man spiraea solon primus primogenitor primeval previous presbyter preexistent predecessor precentor portreeve promulgator quince quondam solomon sidesman septuagenarian senile senescent sen sagebrush sacristan ripened pomegranate senior figure mzee on in years