late 12c., from Old French patriarche "one of the Old Testament fathers" (11c.) and directly from Late Latin patriarcha (Tertullian), from Greek patriarkhes "chief or head of a family,& [..]

Patriarch [N] [S]a name employed in the New Testament with reference to Abraham ( Hebrews 7:4 ), the sons of Jacob ( Acts 7:8 Acts 7:9 ), and to David ( 2:29 ). This name is generally applied to the p [..]

male leader of a family.

highest-ranking bishop in Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, the Catholic Church, and the Assyrian Church of the East.

n. The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right.

(father of a tribe), the name given to the head of a family or tribe in Old Testament times. In common usage the title of patriarch is assigned especially to those whose lives are recorded in Scriptur [..]

a name employed in the New Testament with reference to Abraham (Heb. 7:4), the sons of Jacob (Acts 7:8, 9), and to David (2:29). This name is generally applied to the progenitors of families or " [..]

A major bishop who was the independent head of a major diocese. In the Early Church (from the mid-fifth century) there were five recognized patriarchates: Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, an [..]

(n) the male head of family or tribe(n) title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)(n) any of the early biblical characters regarded as f [..]

The final boss, who makes his appearance in the final wave.

A man who rules a family, clan, or tribe

The male head of a tribe or family. In the Old Testament it refers particularly to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the patriarchs through whom God made his covenant with his people.

(Christianity) The 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 [..]

patriarch

One who governs his family by paternal right