patriarch

/pˈeɪtɹiˌɑɹk/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
2. the male head of family or tribe
3. any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
4. a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

Synonyms for patriarch

• paterfamilias

Words that rhyme with patriarch

• mark
• dark
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• park
• spark
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• lark
• shark
• arc
• landmark
• remark
• trademark
• earmark
• embark
• ark
• ballpark
• benchmark
• hallmark
• matriarch
• monarch
• pockmark
• postmark
• quark
• skylark
• watermark
• aardvark
• birthmark
• bismark
• disembark
• hark