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patriarch
[ pey-tree-ahrk ]
/ ˈpeɪ triˌɑrk /
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Origin of patriarch
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, nounWords nearby patriarch
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British Dictionary definitions for patriarch
patriarch
/ (ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːk) /
noun
Derived forms of patriarch
patriarchal, adjectivepatriarchally, adverbWord Origin for patriarch
C12: via Old French from Church Latin patriarcha
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