English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of patriarch

patriarch

/noun/ कुलपति; आदरणीय वृद्ध पुस्र्ष; आचार्य; वंश या धर्म का प्रधान; बड़ा; बूढा;

Synonym housefather; acharya; capacious;

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English Dictionary:

1. Patriarch

[n.]

- The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses.
- A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.
- A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.