Patriarch — synonyms, definition

1. patriarch (Noun)

ancestor begetter chief dignitary elder forebear forefather gaffer grandfather hick master old man older person originator paterfamilias primogenitor progenitor senior superior veteran

patriarch (Noun) — Title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem).

patriarch (Noun) — The male head of family or tribe.

patriarch (Noun) — Any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race.

patriarch (Noun) — A man who is older and higher in rank than yourself.

Methuselah adult male father forefather graybeard greybeard head of household man old man sire spiritual leader Abraham Ibrahim Isaac Ishmael Issachar Jacob Joseph Judah Methuselah Nestorius Noah Photius Reuben Simeon antediluvian antediluvian patriarch benjamin