patriarchate
noun
pa·tri·arch·ate ˈpā-trē-ˌär-kət 
-ˌkāt
1
a
: the office, jurisdiction, or time in office of a patriarch
b
: the residence or headquarters of a patriarch
2
: patriarchy
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web After 1991, the Moscow patriarchate retained access to the site, while the Ukrainian government formally owns it as a museum. 
New York Times, 14 July 2022 The ongoing invasion has spurred Orthodox bishops to separate from the patriarchate of Moscow and begin operating autocephalous episcopal sees. Fox News, 4 June 2022 One man who exemplifies this dilemma is the Rev. Petro Pavlenko, a gray-bearded Orthodox priest always loyal to the Moscow patriarchate, who has big hands and wears a large cross around his neck. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2022 The church’s recognition by the patriarchate in Turkey angered Moscow, and the Russian Orthodox Church severed its ties with that body. Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 The patriarchate has delivered humanitarian aid to the church in Kyiv. Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 And some Russian Orthodox churches in other countries are denouncing the Moscow patriarchate or breaking ties altogether. Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022 The Orthodox Church of Ukraine split from the Moscow Orthodox patriarchate in 2018, and priests at the Blinken meeting said Ukrainian Catholics and Orthodox have overcome religious difference and are united in advocating for the country. Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022 Stalin restored the Orthodox patriarchate of Moscow, and the Russian church gave legitimacy to the Soviet regime by blessing sacrifices of life, liberty and treasure on behalf of the Motherland. George Weigel, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2022 See More
New York Times, 14 July 2022 The ongoing invasion has spurred Orthodox bishops to separate from the patriarchate of Moscow and begin operating autocephalous episcopal sees. Fox News, 4 June 2022 One man who exemplifies this dilemma is the Rev. Petro Pavlenko, a gray-bearded Orthodox priest always loyal to the Moscow patriarchate, who has big hands and wears a large cross around his neck. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2022 The church’s recognition by the patriarchate in Turkey angered Moscow, and the Russian Orthodox Church severed its ties with that body. Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 The patriarchate has delivered humanitarian aid to the church in Kyiv. Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 And some Russian Orthodox churches in other countries are denouncing the Moscow patriarchate or breaking ties altogether. Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022 The Orthodox Church of Ukraine split from the Moscow Orthodox patriarchate in 2018, and priests at the Blinken meeting said Ukrainian Catholics and Orthodox have overcome religious difference and are united in advocating for the country. Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022 Stalin restored the Orthodox patriarchate of Moscow, and the Russian church gave legitimacy to the Soviet regime by blessing sacrifices of life, liberty and treasure on behalf of the Motherland. George Weigel, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1a