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