"elderfather" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English eldrefader, aldurfadur, equivalent to elder + father.",
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          "text": "\"[...] He was Daniel's elderfather. And he favored a mating between his sons and me.\"",
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        "Synonym of eldfather"
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  "word": "elderfather"
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