"geriarchy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: geriarchies [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”) + -archy. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|γέρων||old man}} Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} geriarchy (countable and uncountable, plural geriarchies)
  1. (rare, uncountable) Rule by the elderly. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-geriarchy-en-noun-vht-iAgZ
  2. (rare, countable) A society or organization so ruled. Tags: countable, rare
    Sense id: en-geriarchy-en-noun-z2Rme1D1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78

Inflected forms

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