gerontocracy
noun
- government by old men
- pl. gerontocracies a governing group composed of old men
See gerontocracy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(jĕrˌən-tŏkˈrə-sē)
noun pl. ger·on·toc·ra·cies - Government based on rule by elders.
- A governing group of elders.
Related Forms:
- ge·ronˈto·cratˌ (jə-rŏnˈtə-krătˌ) noun
- ge·ronˌto·cratˈic adjective
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