ge|ru|si|a

ge|rou|si|a or ge|ru|si|a «juh ROO see uh, guh-; -zhee-», noun.

a senate or council of elders in ancient Greece, especially the senate of Sparta, consisting of 28 members and the two hereditary kings who also served as generals.

╂[< Greek gerousía < gérōn, -ontos old man]