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| 1. | [ noun ] (Old Testament) any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race | |
| Related terms: | forefather Simeon Noah Abraham Isaac Joseph Jacob benjamin ishmael issachar joseph judah methuselah reuben antediluvian | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the head of family or tribe | |
| Synonyms: | head_of_household paterfamilias | |
| Related terms: | man head head_of_household | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (religion) title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) | |
| Related terms: | spiritual_leader nestorius | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself | |
| Synonyms: | graybeard | |
| Related terms: | old_man | |
| Similar spelling: |
patriarchy patriarchic patriarchal patriarchate |
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