patriarch /'peitriɑ:k/

Meaning

English definition

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

Chinese translation

• n. 创办人, 家长, 元老, 教长, (天主教)教皇
• [法] 家长, 族长, 创始人

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'peitriɑ:k/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 3.31 · Super Super Rare

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Related words

patriotic · patriot · patriotism · patriarchal · patricide

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