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gerontes

gerontes noun: magistrates in Sparta who, with the kings, constituted the Gerousia.

Noun

gerontes pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only, Ancient Greece) magistrates in Sparta who, with the kings, constituted the Gerousia

Origin of gerontes

From New Latin Gerontes, from Ancient Greek γέροντες (gérontes, literally “elders”).

Questions about gerontes

What does gerontes mean?
Gerontes means magistrates in Sparta who, with the kings, constituted the Gerousia.
What part of speech is gerontes?
Gerontes is a noun.

Words near gerontes in the dictionary

  1. geront
  2. gerontal
  3. gerontechnological
  4. gerontechnologies
  5. gerontechnology
  6. gerontes
  7. gerontic
  8. geronticide
  9. geronticides
  10. gerontine
  11. gerontism

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