eld

eld [ɛld]

n Archaic

1. old age

2. olden days; antiquity

[Old English eldu; related to Old Norse elli; see old]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eld - a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" geezerhood, old age, years, age time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state mid-sixties, sixties - the time of life between 60 and 70 mid-seventies, seventies - the time of life between 70 and 80 mid-eighties, eighties - the time of life between 80 and 90 mid-nineties, nineties - the time of life between 90 and 100 dotage, second childhood, senility - mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
	2.	eld - a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld" age life-time, lifespan, lifetime, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state age of consent - the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union legal age, majority - the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs nonage, minority - any age prior to the legal age drinking age - the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages voting age - the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections