Venetian elder of yore (4)
I believe the answer is:
doge
'venetian elder of yore' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for doge that I've seen before include "Chief of ancient Venice" , "Old lord of Venice" , "Venetian chief magistrate" , "Old Italian chief magistrate" , "Ancient lord of Venice" .)