Definition of Patrearch
Patriarch, in Church history is the name given originally to the
bishops of Rome, Antioch, and Alexandria, and later to those also of
Constantinople and Jerusalem, who held a higher rank than other bishops,
and exercised a certain authority over the bishops in their districts.
The title is in vogue in the Greek, Syrian, Armenian, and other Churches.
It was originally given to the chief of a race or clan, the members of
which were called after him.
- Wikipedia
Pa"tri*arch (?), n. [F.
patriarche, L. patriarcha, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; lineage,
especially on the father's side, race; &?; father + &?; a leader,
chief, fr. &?; to lead, rule. See Father, Archaic.]
1. The father and ruler of a family; one who
governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually
applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in
Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of
Moses.
2. (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.) A dignitary
superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of
Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.
3. 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A male leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
- A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
- Abraham, his son Isaac or his grandson Jacob.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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