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gerontocracy Definition

ger·on·toc·racy (jer′ən täkrə sē)

noun

  1. government by old men
  2. pl. -·cies a governing group composed of old men

Etymology: altered (modeled on -cracy) < Fr gérontocratie < Gr geronto- (see gerontology) + -kratia, -cracy

gerontocracy Related Forms
ger·on′·to·cratic (jə rän′tə kratik) adjective

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