GEROUSIA


Meaning of GEROUSIA in English

noun

also ge·ru·sia jə̇ˈrüzh(ē)ə

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin gerusia, from Greek gerousia, from geront-, geron old, old man + -ia -y

1. : a council of elders in ancient Greece ; specifically : the Spartan senate

2. : sanhedrin

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