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noun

pătrĭarcha

gen. pătrĭarchae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
and , , , = πατριάρχης
the father; chief of a tribe; a patriarch
the father or chief of a tribe, a patriarch.
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Lit.: secundum patriarchas et ceteros majores, Tert. Idol. 17; id. Cor. Mil. 9; Prud. Psych. 534; Vulg. 1 Par. 8, 28; id. Act. 7, 8.—Gen. plur. patriarchūm, Paul. Nol. Carm. 24, 209.—
a chief bishop; a patriarch by extension
Transf., a chief bishop, a patriarch, Vop. Firm. Saturn. 8, 4.—
figuratively •
Trop.: philosophi, patriarchae ut ita dixerim, haereticorum, Tert. Anim. 3.
Perseus ID: n34132 Key: patriarcha