Word: gerontocrats
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ge
ron
toc
rats
Definition: Plural of gerontocrat. A member of a gerontocracy; an aged leader, especially one clinging on to power or ruling only by virtue of age.
Morphemes:
Affix: geronto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to old age or elderly people.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γέρων
Language: grc
Decoded: geron
Meaning: old man
Affix: -crat
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A participant in a specified form of government.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κράτος
Language: grc
Decoded: kratos
Meaning: power, might
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.