A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ELDERS

Sun, 13 Jul '25
They have seniority
Sat, 10 May '25
Some pillars of the community
Thu, 1 May '25
Revered sorts
Fri, 24 Mar '23
Grayheads
Wed, 21 Dec '22
Patriarchs and matriarchs
Wed, 7 Dec '22
So-called "wisdom-keepers"