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patriarch

[ pey-tree-ahrk ]
/ ˈpeɪ triˌɑrk /
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noun
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Origin of patriarch

1175–1225; Middle English patriark(e) (<Old French ) <Late Latin patriarcha<Late Greek patriárchēs high-ranking bishop, Greek: family head equivalent to patri(á) family, derivative of patḗrfather + -archēs-arch

OTHER WORDS FROM patriarch

pa·tri·ar·chal, pa·tri·ar·chic, pa·tri·ar·chi·cal, adjectivepa·tri·arch·dom, pa·tri·arch·ship, nounan·ti·pa·tri·arch, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for patriarch

patriarch
/ (ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːk) /

noun

Derived forms of patriarch

patriarchal, adjectivepatriarchally, adverb

Word Origin for patriarch

C12: via Old French from Church Latin patriarcha
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