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gerontocracy Definition

ger·on·toc·racy (jer′ən tä′krə 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·crat′ic (jə rän′tə krat′ik) adjective

Browse dictionary entries near gerontocracy

  1. ‹ Geronimo
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  3. ‹ Germiston
  4. ‹ germinate
  5. ‹ germinant
  6. ‹ germinal vesicle
  7. ‹ germinal disk
  8. ‹ germinal
  9. ‹ germicide
  10. ‹ germen
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  2. gerontomorphosis ›
  3. -gerous ›
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  5. gerrymander ›
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  8. Gertrude ›
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