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genearch

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[jen-ee-ahrk] / ˈdʒɛn iˌɑrk /

noun

  1. a chief of a family or tribe.


Etymology

Origin of genearch

1720–30; < Greek geneárchēs founder of a family, equivalent to gene ( ā́ ) race ( see gene) + árchēs -arch

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