ста́роста — meaning in English

English meaning

• elder noun A respected older member of a community, often looked to for guidance or leadership.
• monitor noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
• prefect noun A senior school student given authority over younger pupils.

Senses

ста́роста is used for these senses in English:

• elder A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
• head man The leader of a village.
• monitor (Hong Kong, Singapore, archaic, _, in, _, British) A student leader in a class.
• prefect (British) A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.

elder — full definition

1. noun A respected older member of a community, often looked to for guidance or leadership.
2. adjective Older than another specified person, especially a sibling.
3. noun A small tree or shrub (Sambucus) that produces clusters of white flowers and dark purple berries.

monitor — full definition

1. noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
2. noun A person or device that watches over something to check on its condition or progress.
3. verb To watch or check something regularly over time.

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