Patriarch

Definition of Patriarch

Pa´tri`arch Pronunciation: pā´trĭ`ärk

n.	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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