Etymology

gerontes

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Today it means: magistrates in Sparta who, with the kings, constituted the Gerousia Full definition →

New Latin Gerontes ← Ancient Greek γέροντες
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγέροντες
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromGerontes
  3. English todaygerontes

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

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