| 释义 |
patriarch /pāˈtri-ärk/ noun- A man who governs his family by paternal right, a male head of a family
- One of the early heads of families from Adam downwards to Abraham, Jacob, and his sons (Bible)
- A bishop ranking above primates and metropolitans
- The head of certain Eastern Churches
- A father or founder
- A venerable old man
- An oldest inhabitant
- An old leader of any group
- The most imposing and greatest of its kind
ORIGIN: Gr patriarchēs, from patriā family, from patēr father, and archē rule patriarchˈal adjective - Belonging or subject to a patriarch
- Like a patriarch
- Of the nature of a patriarch
patriarchˈalism noun The condition of tribal government by a patriarch paˈtriarchate noun - The province, dignity, office, term or residence of a church patriarch
- Patriarchy
paˈtriarchism noun Government by a patriarch paˈtriarchy noun - A community of related families under the authority of a patriarch
- The patriarchal system
patriarchal cross noun A cross with two horizontal bars |