elder

adjective / noun / verb

Meaning

adjectivecomparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
Example: It's typical for elder married couples to live in retirement homes.
nounA leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
Example: We were presented to the village elder.
verbTo admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
Example: I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How common: Very common; #613 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used; Can be a Play Five answer
As a first guess: Tests likely letters better than 54% of common five-letter words.; Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: e