n.
Pronunciation: ˌ jer- ə n- ' tä-kr ə -s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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 \ j ə - ' rän-t ə - ˌ krat \ noun
– ge · ron · to · crat · ic \ - ˌ rän-t ə - ' kra-tik \ adjective