gerusia
From LSJ
οὕτω τι βαθὺ καὶ μυστηριῶδες ἡ σιγὴ καὶ νηφάλιον, ἡ δὲ μέθη λάλον → silence is something profound and mysterious and sober, but drunkenness chatters
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
gĕrūsĭa: ae, f., = γερουσία,
I the place of meeting for a council of old men, senatehouse in a Grecian city (= senaculum), Varr. L. L. 5, 32, § 156.—
II A public hospital or retreat in Sardes, for old men who had deserved well of their country, Vitr. 4, 8; Plin. 35, 14, 49, § 172; Plin. Ep. 10, 42.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
gĕrūsĭa, æ, f. (γερουσία), salle du sénat (chez les Grecs) : Varro L. 5, 156 ; P. Fest. 94, 13 || maison de retraite pour les vieillards qui ont bien servi la patrie : Vitr. Arch. 4, 8 ; Plin. 35, 172.
