elderate means the smallest administrative unit in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
elderate is pronounced /ˈɛldəɹeɪt/.
Etymology
From elder + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the concrete charge of it), a calque of Lithuanian seniūnija.
noun
- The smallest administrative unit in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.“One of the major accomplishments of the Business Information Centre has been the involvement of Švenčionys people into the project on poverty and social exclusion reduction in Northern Ireland, stirring up life in the countryside and training of initiative people from all elderates who later have naturally started leading the foundation of rural communities.”