Patriarch - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpeɪtrɪɑːrk|
Brit.
|ˈpeɪtrɪɑːk|
noun
- title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
- the male head of family or tribe (syn: paterfamilias)
- any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
- a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
- the male head of family or tribe (syn: paterfamilias)
- any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
- a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
Extra examples
Our grandfather was the family's patriarch.
The tribe's patriarch ruled for 20 years before his death.
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
Word forms
noun
singular: patriarch
plural: patriarchs
singular: patriarch
plural: patriarchs
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