— gerontocrat /jeuh ron"teuh krat'/ , n. — gerontocratic , adj.
/jer'euhn tok"reuh see, jear'-/ , n. , pl. gerontocracies .
1. government by a council of elders.
2. a governing body consisting of old people.
3. a state or government in which old people rule.
[ 1820-30; GERONTO- + -CRACY ]