Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geriarchy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: geri-archy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rule by the elderly.

Uncountable

noun

A society or organization so ruled.

Countable

Etymology

Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”) + -archy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

geriarchies (plural)

Questions

What does geriarchy mean?: Rule by the elderly.
Where does geriarchy come from?: Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”) + -archy.

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