Elders means “somewhere else.” You can encounter the term in church records, court records, or notarial records, to indicate that somebody is absent, or in a phrase like elders getrouwd [married somewhere else].

Road sign. Credits: Willem van de Poll, collection Nationaal Archief (CC-0)
Thank you , Yvette. it would be easy to think that this is the same as the English word “elders” if you’re not familiar with the Dutch language.