Word Meaning

Meaning of "patriarchs" and the crossword clue

- Family heads
- Father
- Father as head of family
- Male head of a family
- Old tribal leader
- Family heads
- founders
- 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.
- A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.
- A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.