gerontocracy

noun

Meaning

Government by elders.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

juvenocracy(English)senilocracy(English)ephebocracy(English)ergatocracy(English)aristocracy(English)patriarchism(English)elitocracy(English)geniocracy(English)elders(English)significantly(English)adult(English)older(English)

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