eldest
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
P. and V. πρεσβύτατος, V. προφέρτατος, πρέσβιστος. Fem. adj., Ar. and V. πρέσβειρα (of a goddess). Because he was his eldest son: P. διὰ τὸ πρεσβεύειν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ (Thuc. 6, 55). The share of the eldest (in inheritance): P. πρεσβεῖον, τό.
