| 单词 | patriarch |
| 释义 | patriarch (peɪtriɑːʳk ) Word forms: patriarchs 1. countable noun A patriarch is the male head of a family or tribe. The patriarch of the house, Mr Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the neighbourhood. [+ of] Joseph Kennedy, the clan's patriarch, communicated with Bobby in a series of notes. 2. countable noun & title noun A patriarch is the head of one of a number of Eastern Christian Churches. The head of the Russian Orthodox church at that time was Patriarch Alexei the Second. Translations: Chinese: 长老 Japanese: 長老 |
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