elders and betters

your elders and betters

(old-fashioned)

people who are older than you and who should be treated with respect When we were children, we were always taught to respect our elders and betters.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hilda	HIL-də (English), HIL-dah (German, Dutch)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient German
TÄHti	-	Finnish (Rare)
&Thorn;OrbjÖRg	-	Icelandic
Noella	-	French
Mieke	MEE-kə	Dutch
Isingoma	-	Eastern African, Ganda