10
older(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
9
firstborn(adjective, age, oldness)
8
oldest(noun, adjective, senior, older, elder)
7
elder(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
7
senior(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
6
first-born(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
4
first(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
3
chief(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
3
doyen
3
major(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
3
superior(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
3
uppermost(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
2
antique
2
dean
2
former(senior, oldest)
2
most senior(expression, senior, oldest)
2
sire
1
adult
1
advanced in years(expression, idiom)
1
ancient
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