gerontocracy
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ger·on·toc·ra·cy
noun \ˌjer-ən-ˈtä-krə-sē\ plural ger·on·toc·ra·cies
Definition of GERONTOCRACY
: rule by elders; specifically : a form of social organization in which a group of old men or a council of elders dominates or exercises control
— ge·ron·to·crat \jə-ˈrän-tə-ˌkrat\ noun
— ge·ron·to·crat·ic \-ˌrän-tə-ˈkra-tik\ adjective
Origin of GERONTOCRACY
French gérontocratie, from géronto- geront- + -cratie -cracy
First Known Use: 1830
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