GERONTES

Ge*ron"tes, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

Definition: Magistrates in Sparta, who with the ephori and kings, constituted the supreme civil authority.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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