Taxonomy of meanings for 長老:  

  • YOU
    • NPbuddhistyou, emminent monk; you, senior monk
  • OLD
    • NPnonreferentialelders; a person that is senior to one
  • MONK
    • NPBUDDH: in the Buddhist context originally referring to the major students of Buddha, more generally used as honorary appellation for monks: eminent monk
    • NPpost=NprBUDDH: eminent monk by name of N