patriarch
patriarch is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 23 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.) A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.
- 2.A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively. The patriarch hoary, the sage of his kith and the hamlet. Longfellow. The monarch oak, the partiarch of trees. Dryde.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- centenarian
- crone
- dotard
- gaffer
- gammer
- grandam
- grandfather
- grandsire
- graybeard
- man
- nonagenarian
- octogenarian
- old
- pantaloon
- paternity
- preadamite
- seer
- sexagenarian
- stage
- stager
- superfluous
- the
- veteran
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is patriarch.
- What is a dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch called?
- What is a venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively. The patriarch hoary, the sage of his kith and the hamlet. Longfellow. The monarch oak, the partiarch of trees. Dryde called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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