Patriarch
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British pronunciation/pˈætɹɪˌɑːk/
American pronunciation/ˈpeɪtɹiˌɑɹk/

Definition & Meaning of "patriarch"

Patriarch
01

a powerful or respected man who serves as the head of a family or tribe

02

any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race

03

title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

04

a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

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Example
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The patriarch has always been an iron fist in a velvet glove.
Upon the death of the patriarch, the family estate will fall to the eldest son as per the inheritance laws.
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