Definition for Patriarch:

• A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.

Synonyms for Patriarch:

• n.

  •
  • archbishop,
  • bishopric,
  • abbot,
  • cardinal,
  • abbess,
  • canon,
  • archdeacon,
  • the Archbishop of Canterbury,
  • archbishopric.
  •
  • blood,
  • dependent,
  • blood relation,
  • charge,
  • founder,
  • black sheep,
  • start,
  • author,
  • eldest,
  • the elder,
  • parent,
  • father,
  • clansman,
  • clanswoman.
  •bishop (noun)
  • bi shops,
  • bi-shops,
  • bi-shop,
  • pre-late,
  • bi shop,
  • berrettas,
  • mitres,
  • pre late.
  •elder (noun)
  • oldests,
  • old fogeys.
  •family man (noun)
  • man family,
  • man the family,
  • man of family,
  • married men,
  • family-man.
  •forebearer (noun)
  • be-getters,
  • pro-creator,
  • fore-bearer,
  • be getters,
  • pre cursor,
  • patresfamilias,
  • pro creators,
  • pro genitors,
  • pro-genitor,
  • pro-creators,
  • fore-runner,
  • pre cursors,
  • pro-genitors,
  • be getter,
  • be-getter,
  • fore bearers,
  • fore runner,
  • fore runners,
  • fore bearer,
  • fore-bearers,
  • fore-runners,
  • pro creator,
  • materfamiliases,
  • pro genitor,
  • pre-cursor,
  • pre-cursors.
  •forefather (noun)
  • fore-father,
  • fore-fathers,
  • fore father,
  • fore fathers.
  •golden ager (noun)
  • goldenager.
  •grandfather (noun)
  • grandpas,
  • grand-dad,
  • grand father,
  • grandpa,
  • grandpappies,
  • grandpappy,
  • granddaddies,
  • paternal forebear,
  • granddads,
  • gramps,
  • granddaddy,
  • granddad.
  •head of household (noun)
  • head of household.
  •person (noun)
  • patriarch.
  •primate (noun)
  • suffragan,
  • metropolitans,
  • cardinals,
  • suffragans,
  • archpriest.
  •senior (noun)
  • elderly persons,
  • retired persons,
  • old folks,
  • first-borns,
  • retired people,
  • grand-mothers,
  • first born,
  • goldenagers,
  • doyennes,
  • grand mother,
  • firstborns,
  • first borns,
  • elderly people,
  • old timer,
  • grand mothers.
  •senior citizen (noun)
  • old person,
  • OAPS,
  • geriatrics,
  • old people,
  • geriatric,
  • retirees,
  • retiree,
  • old-age pensioners,
  • old-age pensioner.
  •veteran (noun)
  • old hand,
  • gray-beard,
  • old-timer,
  • old soldier,
  • expert.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • originator.
  •
  • creator,
  • inventor,
  • entrepreneur,
  • king,
  • architect.
  •progenitor
  • ancestor.

Paraphrases for Patriarch:

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    ancestors.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    patriarchate, patriarchal.

Antonyms for Patriarch:

• n.

  • male head
    servant, matriarch.

Patriarch Sentence Examples:

• The capital was saved by the Patriarch or head of the Greek Church, who plunged a wonder - working robe into the waves, whereupon a violent storm destroyed the Russian fleet.

• You, too, are building against the time when the deluge of Danish invasion will sweep over this land, and I trust that your success will equal that of the patriarch.

Hypernym for Patriarch:

• n.

  • person
    antediluvian patriarch, simeon, antediluvian, jacob.

Hyponym for Patriarch:

• n.

  • person
    forefather, greybeard, graybeard, spiritual leader, father, methuselah, old man, sire.