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Patriarch

Patriarch Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Patriarch? [n] a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself [n] any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race [n] the head of family or tribe Synonyms \| Synonyms for Patriarch: head of household \| paterfamilias Related Terms \| Find terms related to Patriarch: Aaronic priesthood \| abba \| abuna \| ancestors \| antecedents \| antediluvian \| antipope \| antique \| apostle \| archbishop \| archdeacon \| architect \| archpriest \| ascendants \| author \| back number \| bishop \| bishop coadjutor \| boss \| bwana \| canon \| cardinal \| cardinal bishop \| cardinal deacon \| cardinal priest \| centenarian \| chaplain \| chef \| chief \| church dignitary \| coadjutor \| conservative \| creator \| curate \| dad \| daddy \| deacon \| dean \| diocesan \| dodo \| dotard \| ecclesiarch \| elder \| elders \| employer \| exarch \| father \| Father Time \| fathers \| fogy \| forebears \| forefathers \| fossil \| foster father \| founder \| fud \| fuddy-duddy \| gaffer \| geezer \| generator \| genitor \| golden-ager \| goodman \| governor \| gramps \| Grand Penitentiary \| grandfather \| grandfathers \| grandparents \| grandsire \| granny \| graybeard \| guru \| has-been \| hierarch \| high priest \| Holy Father \| husband \| inventor \| liege \| liege lord \| longhair \| lord \| lord paramount \| maker \| master \| matriarch \| Melchizedek priesthood \| Methuselah \| metropolitan \| mid-Victorian \| mossback \| Nestor \| nonagenarian \| octogenarian \| old believer \| old chap \| old codger \| old crock \| old dodo \| old dog \| old duffer \| old fogy \| old geezer \| old gent \| old gentleman \| old liner \| old man \| Old Paar \| old party \| old poop \| old woman \| older \| oldster \| old-timer \| originator \| overlord \| pa \| padrone \| pantaloon \| pap \| papa \| pappy \| paramount \| pater \| paterfamilias \| patriarchs \| patron \| penitentiary \| pontiff \| pop \| pope \| pops \| prebendary \| predecessors \| prelate \| presbyter \| priest \| primate \| progenitors \| rabbi \| reactionary \| rector \| regular old fogy \| relic \| rural dean \| sahib \| seigneur \| seignior \| senior citizen \| septuagenarian \| Seventy \| sexagenarian \| sire \| square \| starets \| stepfather \| subdean \| suffragan \| teacher \| the old man \| the quiet-voiced elders \| traditionalist \| venerable sir \| veteran \| vicar See Also \| Abraham \| antediluvian \| antediluvian patriarch \| Benjamin \| chief \| father \| forefather \| graybeard \| greybeard \| head \| Isaac \| Ishmael \| Issachar \| Jacob \| Joseph \| Judah \| Methuselah \| Noah \| old man \| Reuben \| Simeon \| sire \| top dog Patriarch In Webster's Dictionary \Pa"tri*arch\, n. [F. patriarche, L. patriarcha, Gr. ?, fr. ? lineage, especially on the father's side, race; ? father + ? a leader, chief, fr. ? to lead, rule. See {Father}, {Archaic}.] 1. The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses. 2. (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.) A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch. 3. A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively. The patriarch hoary, the sage of his kith and the hamlet. --Longfellow. The monarch oak, the partiarch of trees. --Dryde.

Patriarch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Patriarch?

[n] a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
[n] any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
[n] the head of family or tribe

Synonyms | Synonyms for Patriarch: head of household | paterfamilias

Patriarch In Webster's Dictionary

\Pa"tri*arch\, n. [F. patriarche, L. patriarcha, Gr.
?, fr. ? lineage, especially on the father's side, race; ?
father + ? a leader, chief, fr. ? to lead, rule. See
{Father}, {Archaic}.]
1. The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his
   family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually
   applied to heads of families in ancient history,
   especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who
   lived before the time of Moses.

2. (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.) A dignitary superior to the order of
   archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of
   Alexandria, or of Antioch.

3. A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.

         The patriarch hoary, the sage of his kith and the
         hamlet.                               --Longfellow.

         The monarch oak, the partiarch of trees. --Dryde.

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