Authority; dominion.
Preeminence; superiority.
The role or influence of an elder or elders.
The authority, rule, or office of an elder.
The state of being an elder, or of being older; elderhood.
Of a ruler: supreme authority over all things.
An independent or sovereign territory.
Of a polity: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.
Of a person: the liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions.
Excellence, mastery, preeminent efficacy.