גָּאוֹן, majesty, pride. Sifra B’ḥuck. Par. 2, ch. V; v. גֵּאֶה. [In the post-Talmudic period Gaon (excellency) was the title of the chiefs of the Babylonian academies.—Pl. גְּאוֹנִים.—גֵּאוֹנוּת Gaonate.]