PATRIARCH
\pˈatɹɪˌɑːk], \pˈatɹɪˌɑːk], \p_ˈa_t_ɹ_ɪ__ˌɑː_k]\
Definitions of PATRIARCH
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the head of family or tribe
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any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
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title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
By Princeton University
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A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.
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A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.
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Patriarchal.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.
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A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.
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Patriarchal.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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One who governs his family by paternal right: (B.) one of the early heads of families from Abraham to Jacob and his sons: in Eastern churches, a dignitary superior to an archbishop.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald