Elder

An elder was a leader or senior figure of a community, such as a village, or an entire species or group, who where honored for their experience and wisdom, and often spoke on behalf of others in the community. The term was also applied in reference to the eldest child in the family, who in much the same was the spokesperson of the family. 

The village elders from the village on Barkon IV that took Data in met with the town magistrate Garvin frequently. 

In a photometric projection of the Larhana settlement, Penno was among the village elders of the Vori. 

In 2256, the Cancri elders acted as politically neutral mediators to the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire in a secret meeting between the Vulcans and two independent Klingon Great Houses to discuss the possibility of an alliance. However, the meeting was a trap set by General, and the Klingon party slaughtered the Cancri elders present. 

Elder groups

 * Klingon Council of Elders
 * Ministry of Elders
 * Organian Council of Elders