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patriarch
Definition: title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
patriarch
Definition: any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
patriarch
Definition: a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
Definition: The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank.