Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: graoc-ra-cy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A government led by old women or old men.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"And such, we are fully persuaded, will be the sentiments of every ancient dame in the British empire, who shall read the account we shall now give of the vaunted bonne Societé, under Madame de Genlis's admired and lamented graocracy."
"I am sure not one of you means to go into the pulpit as the spokesman of the graocracy, or to secure a contemptible and partial success by offering rancid incense to popular ignorance and hatred and prejudice."
"And now that old women have been added to the legislature, so that our gerontocracy is reinforced by a graocracy of middle-aged and old women like Lady Rhondda, Lady Astor, Lady Frances Balfour, and Mrs. Betrand Russel, the advent of increased restraints upon the young of both sexes is a certainty."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γραῦς (graûs, “old woman”) + -ocracy.

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵerh₂-

Usage

Archaic

Frequently Paired Words

gerontocracy senilocracy gray

Questions

What does graocracy mean?: A government led by old women or old men.
Where does graocracy come from?: From Ancient Greek γραῦς (graûs, “old woman”) + -ocracy.

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