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noun, plural ger·on·toc·ra·cies.
- government by a council of elders.
- a governing body consisting of old people.
- a state or government in which old people rule.
noun plural -cies
- government by old people
- a governing body of old people
rule by old men, 1830, from Greek geront-, from geron “old man” (see gerontology) + kratia “rule” (see -cracy). Related: Gerontocratic.
A society ruled by elders.