What is a dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch called?
patriarch — (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.) A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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