Answer: elder

AnswerCrossword Clue
ELDERRevered figure
ELDERInfluential member
ELDERVenerable one
ELDERRespected member
ELDERRespected one
ELDEREsteemed member
ELDERLike venerated statesmen
ELDEROne to respect
ELDERLike a big brother
ELDERTree with berries
ELDERLike Frank Hardy, vis- -vis Joe
ELDERHostel opening?
ELDERLike senior statesmen
ELDERLike one's big brother
ELDERRespected figure
ELDERPliny the ... (Roman scholar)
ELDEROne of the Plinys
ELDEROne to be respected
ELDERInfluential tribesperson
ELDERAdjective for some statesmen
eldersmall tree bearing clusters of red, black, or yellow el·der·ber·ries
ELDERBush, senior?
ELDERChurch official
ELDERKind of statesman
ELDERChurch VIP
ELDERChurch leader
ELDEROf superior rank
ELDEROfficial in the church
ELDERLike one who came out first
ELDERSomeone to respect
ELDERTribal leader
ELDERSenior
ELDERLike some statesmen
ELDERDoyen
ELDERPresbyter
ELDERRespectable person?
ELDERChurch officer
ELDERRespected tribe member
ELDERTribal leader, often
ELDERVenerated tribe member