patriarch

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpeɪtrɪɑːk/ or /ˈpætriɑːk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpeɪt͡ʃriɑrk/

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Noun

Singular patriarch

Plural patriarchs

1. (countable) A patriarch is a male leader of a family, tribe or an ethnic or religious group.

Related words

• matriarch