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patriarch meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of patriarch at MeaningMonkey.org. patriarch meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.PATRIARCH noun
Definition of patriarch (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
- synonyms: 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
Source: Princeton University Wordnet