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noun. the male head of a family or tribal line. a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class, etc. any of the very early Biblical personages regarded as the fathers of the human race, comprising those from Adam to Noah antediluvian patriarchs and those between the Deluge and the birth of Abraham.
Although the noun patriarch specifically refers to a male head of the family, it can more generally refer to any older, respected male. In terms of the Old Testament, patriarch refers to the men considered to be the fathers of the human race, including Jacob and Isaac.
The meaning of PATRIARCH is one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people. How to use patriarch in a sentence.
noun [ C ] us / ˈpeɪ·triˌɑrk / Add to word list. a powerful and usually older man in charge of a family, or the male leader of a society in which men hold power. patriarchal. adjective us / ˌpeɪ·triˈɑr·kəl / a patriarchal society. (Definition of patriarch from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
4 days ago · noun. 1. the father and ruler of a family or tribe, as one of the founders of the ancient Hebrew families: in the Bible, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob's twelve sons were patriarchs. 2. a person regarded as the founder or father of a colony, religion, business, etc. 3. a man of great age and dignity. 4.
Definition of patriarch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
patriarchs. A man who rules a family, clan, or tribe. American Heritage. Similar definitions. One of the antediluvian progenitors of the human race, from Adam to Noah. American Heritage.
