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gerontocracy definition

ger·on·toc·racy (jer′ən tä′krə sē)

noun

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

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

Related Forms:

  • gerontocratic ger·on′·to·crat′ic (jə rän′tə krat′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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