I.old, in Hom. and Trag.; of men, with notion of dignity, like signor, id=Trag.; ὁ γεραιός that reverend sire, Il.:—comp. γεραίτερος, Hom.; οἱ γεραίτεροι the elders, senators, Aesch., Xen.; cf. γέρων:— Sup. γεραίτατος, Ar.; rarely = πρεσβύτατος, eldest, Theocr.
II.of things, ancient, Trag.