gerontonym

== English == === Etymology === From geronto- +‎ -onym. === Noun === gerontonym (plural gerontonyms) A term, title, or name used for an old person (or set of people). 1993, Borneo Research Council (Williamsburg, Va.), The Seen and the Unseen: Shamanism, Mediumship and Possession in Borneo Lake' is the gerontonym for men of grandparental generation ("doh" : "woman"). La'ing jok was the man's name. While Lake' is a title of respect, there was an element of irony in its use here. 14. Most Kayan men interpreted the ...