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I . eldest [ˈeldɪst] ADJ

eldest

II . eldest [ˈeldɪst] N no pl

their eldest [child]
ich najstarszy, -sza m, f
their eldest [child]

I . old [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

1. old (not young or new):

old

4. old (experienced):

old

6. old inf (unimportant):

7. old inf (expressing friendship):

II . old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N

1. old:

the old pl (people)
[ludzie] starsi pl

old age N no pl

Old Bailey N Brit LAW

old boy N Brit

1. old boy inf (old man):

2. old boy (former pupil):

old girl N Brit

1. old girl inf (old woman):

2. old girl (former pupil):

old maid N pej

1. old maid (woman):

2. old maid inf (person):

old man <-men> N pej

old-style ADJ

Usage examples with eldest

their eldest [child]
ich najstarszy, -sza m, f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The title is strictly not inherited by the eldest son, however; it remains vested in the father.
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The eldest two believed the youngest should go, since it was her present that caused this disaster.
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In the past, however, the eldest son was favored in matters of land inheritance.
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Jonquil is the third eldest princess, who tends to be somewhat ostentatious with her appearance.
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The chief man (the eldest son of the demised) lights the pyre at its north end.
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He was the eldest of five brothers and was one of nine children.
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She had four children in total, although her eldest son died from injuries sustained in a mugging.
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He was buried in the chancel of the parish church, where a monument with an epitaph was erected to him by his eldest son.
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Nevertheless, he was estranged from his wife, and quarrelled with his eldest son for siding with her.
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In the simple system the heir is the eldest son of the first wife, of if he is dead, the eldest grandson.
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