Gerousia

noun

Ge·​rou·​sia

variants or less commonly Gerusia

jə̇ˈrüzh(ē)ə

plural -s

1

: a council of elders in ancient Greece

specifically : the Spartan senate

2

: sanhedrin

Word History

Etymology

Latin & Greek; Latin gerusia, from Greek gerousia, from geront-, geron old, old man + -ia -y

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