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patriarch

noun

a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

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Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
H
Contains
AT
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk

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noun

  1. a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

noun

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

noun

  1. the male head of family or tribe

noun

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

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