in (one's) dotage

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In a state of senility or mental decline due to old age. My grandfather in his dotage has lately had trouble remembering our names.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Constantinus	-	Late Roman
Poseidon	pə-SIE-dən (English)	Greek Mythology
Vahagn	-	Armenian Mythology, Armenian
LÉOnide	-	French
Glaw	-	Welsh
Tobin	TO-bin	English