transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌjer-ən-ˈtä-krə-sē ]
noun
( plural -cies )
Etymology: French gérontocratie, from géronto- geront- + -cratie -cracy
Date: 1830
: 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