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Patriarch

Noun

Définitions

1.NounThe highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounA male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
3.NounA founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
4.NounAn old leader of a village or community.
5.NounThe male progenitor of a genetic or tribal line, or of a clan or extended family.
6.NounThe male head of a household or nuclear family.
7.NounA shade of purple
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