gerontocracy

== English == === Etymology === From geronto- +‎ -cracy, from Ancient Greek. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdʒɛɹənˈtɒkɹəsi/ === Noun === gerontocracy (countable and uncountable, plural gerontocracies) Government by elders; government by elderly rulers. Antonym: juvenocracy Near-synonym: senilocracy ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === thanatocracy === Further reading === gerontocracy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia