patriarch
[ pey-tree-ahrk ]
/ ˈpeɪ triˌɑrk /
noun
Origin of patriarch
OTHER WORDS FROM patriarch
pa·tri·ar·chal, pa·tri·ar·chic, pa·tri·ar·chi·cal, adjective pa·tri·arch·dom, pa·tri·arch·ship, noun an·ti·pa·tri·arch, nounWords nearby patriarch
patresfamilias,
patri,
patri-,
patria potestas,
patrial,
patriarch,
patriarchal,
patriarchal cross,
patriarchalism,
patriarchate,
patriarchs
Example sentences from the Web for patriarch
British Dictionary definitions for patriarch
patriarch
/ (ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːk) /
noun
Derived forms of patriarch
patriarchal, adjective patriarchally, adverbWord Origin for patriarch
C12: via Old French from Church Latin
patriarcha