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1913
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Gerontes
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Ge-ron′tes
,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK].]
(Gr. Antiq.)
Magistrates in Sparta, who with the ephori and kings, constituted the supreme civil authority.
Definition
2024
Gerontes
Gerontes
English
Noun
Gerontes
pl
(
plural only
)
(
historical
,
Ancient Greece
)
magistrates
in
Sparta
who, with the ephori and
kings
, constituted the
supreme
civil
authority
Etymology
New
Latin
, from
Ancient Greek
, meaning "the elders".
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