The phrase "elder branch" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a more senior or older part or division of a family, organization, or group. Example: The elder branch of the Smith family has been in charge of running the family business for generations.
September 29, 1820 Paris, France August 24, 1883 Frohsdorf, Austria Henri Dieudonné d'Artois, count de Chambord, in full Henri-charles-ferdinand-marie Dieudonné D'artois, Count De Chambord (born Sept. 29, 1820, Paris, France died Aug. 24, 1883, Frohsdorf, Austria) last heir of the elder branch of the Bourbons and, as Henry V, pretender to the French throne from 1830.
When he arrived in England in early 1800 and found that there was no hope of rallying opposition to Napoleon, he reconciled the house of Orléans with the elder branch of the Bourbon family, headed by Louis XVIII, the exiled titular king of France.
Tipitaka, ( Pali: "Triple Basket") Sanskrit Tripitaka, often called the Pali Canon, the complete canon, composed in Pali, of the Theravada ("Way of the Elders") branch of Buddhism.
Avalokiteshvara is beloved throughout the Buddhist world not only in Mahayana Buddhism but also in Theravada ("Way of the Elders"), the branch of Buddhism that largely does not recognize bodhisattvas, and in Vajrayana ("Diamond Vehicle"), the Tantric (or Esoteric) branch of Buddhism.
She said she then consulted an elder in her branch of the Presbyterian church about the order.
Always in obscurity and, until the 16th century, held in check by the elder line, this branch first entered the arena of history when the other was on the point of extinction.
Though he had also acted in more contemporary works — notably in two plays in verse by T. S. Eliot, "The Confidential Clerk" and "The Elder Statesman" — Mr. Rogers branched out further during the 1960s.
Throughout his life he volunteered for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including serving aSaintst Master, Elders Quorum Presincludinganch and DiservingPresident in Pasama, BiScoutof the Norfolk, VA and San Bruno, CA Wards, and first counselor in the San Francisco Stake Presidency.
"We promised to work with the government to fight the Taliban," said Hajji Gul Nazar, an elder from the Mohmand branch of the Shinwari tribe.
There were, however, two candidates to the throne, the heads, respectively, of the elder and the younger branch of the Bourbons, and they were unable to reach agreement on which should become king.
Each of the elders interviewed leads a branch of the 12 Shinwari tribes.
