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- DictionaryPa·tri·arch/ˈpātrēˌärk/
noun
- 1. the male head of a family or tribe.
- 2. any of those biblical figures regarded as fathers of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob.
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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)
- Matriarch
MATRIARCH definition: 1. a powerful woman in a family : 2....
- Patriarchy
a society in which the oldest male is the leader of the...
- Matriarch
Originally, a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is termed patriarchy . Historically, a patriarch has often been the logical choice to act as ethnarch of the community identified with his religious confession within a state or ...
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.
noun. the male head of a tribe or family Compare matriarch. a very old or venerable man. Old Testament any of a number of persons regarded as the fathers of the human race, divided into the antediluvian patriarchs, from Adam to Noah, and the postdiluvian, from Noah to Abraham.
Apr 4, 2024 · patriarch, title used for some Old Testament leaders (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob’s 12 sons) and, in some Christian churches, a title given to bishops of important sees. The biblical appellation patriarch appeared occasionally in the 4th century to designate prominent Christian bishops.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
an old man that people have a lot of respect for. Patriarch. the title of a most senior bishop (= a senior priest) in the Orthodox or Roman Catholic Church. the Patriarch of Constantinople. the Orthodox Patriarch. Word Origin.
