Game concept · All Under Heaven
Elder
The game also links it as Elders, Elder's, Elders'.
From the game's encyclopedia
An Elder is a Character with one or more Disciples, who follow the Elders' teachings.
A Disciple and an Elder:
• Obtain more Merit
• Are less likely to use Hostile Schemes against each other
• Are more likely to accept Interactions sent by the other
• Are more likely to use friendly Interactions on the other (i.e. Send Gift, Council Invitation, etc.)
• Will both belong to the Elder's Movement
The game's text for patch 1.20.1.2. Words in blue are entries of the encyclopedia: hover one to read it, as in the game.
Elder is an entry of Crusader Kings III's in-game encyclopedia (All Under Heaven). The game explains it: "An Elder is a Character with one or more Disciples, who follow the Elders' teachings." It is part of Movement. The game also links it as Elders, Elder's and Elders'. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/game_concepts/tgp_game_concepts.txt and game/localization/english/game_concepts_l_english.yml.
Source: game/common/game_concepts/tgp_game_concepts.txt, game/localization/english/game_concepts_l_english.yml and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.