• Patriarch
  Patriarch
  Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a compound of πατριά , "lineage, descent", esp...
  
  , the highest-ranking bishops of the autocephalous churches in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Assyrian Church of the East
• Patriarchs (Bible)
  Patriarchs (Bible)
  The Patriarchs of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, the ancestor of all the Abrahamic nations; his son Isaac, the ancestor of the nations surrounding Israel/Judah; and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites...
  
  , prominent figures in the Hebrew scriptures, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
• Patriarch (Latter Day Saints), the Melchizedek Priesthood office in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints that is called evangelist in the New Testament
• Sangharaja
  Sangharaja
  Sangharaja is the title given in many Theravada Buddhist countries to a senior monk who is the titular head either of a monastic fraternity , or of the Sangha throughout the country...
  
  , often translated as Supreme Patriarch, is a title given to senior Theravada
  Theravada
  Theravada ; literally, "the Teaching of the Elders" or "the Ancient Teaching", is the oldest surviving Buddhist school. It was founded in India...
  
   Buddhist
  Buddhism
  Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
  
   monks in certain countries.
• In Buddhism
  Buddhism
  Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
  
  , a patriarch is a historic teacher who transferred the teachings , see Lineage (Buddhism)
  Lineage (Buddhism)
  An authentic lineage in Buddhism is the uninterrupted transmission of the Buddha's Dharma from teacher to disciple.The transmission itself can be for example oral, scriptural, through signs, or directly from one mind to another....
  
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• Nasi
  Nasi
  Nāśī’ is a Hebrew title meaning prince in Biblical Hebrew, Prince in Mishnaic Hebrew, or president in Modern Hebrew.-Genesis and Ancient Israel:...
  
  , the head of the Supreme Court (Sanhedrin) of Israel from 191 BCE to 425 CE.
• Sociology
  Sociology
  Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
  
  : The leader of a patriarchy
  Patriarchy
  Patriarchy is a social system in which the role of the male as the primary authority figure is central to social organization, and where fathers hold authority over women, children, and property. It implies the institutions of male rule and privilege, and entails female subordination...
  
  , a system of power where males predominate

• Kzinti Patriarch
  Kzinti Patriarch
  From Larry Niven's Known Space series of science fiction books, the Kzinti Patriarch is the leader of the Kzin race.-Background:Larry Niven wrote a number of science fiction books set in a mythical universe called Known Space...
  
  

• A clipper
  Clipper
  A clipper was a very fast sailing ship of the 19th century that had three or more masts and a square rig. They were generally narrow for their length, could carry limited bulk freight, small by later 19th century standards, and had a large total sail area...
  
   owned by the Aberdeen White Star Line

• The boss on wave 11 on the Killing Floor
  Killing Floor
  "Killing Floor" is a song by American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Howlin' Wolf. Called "one of the defining classics of Chicago electric blues", "Killing Floor" has been recorded by a variety of artists and has been acknowledged by the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame.-Original song:Howlin'...
  
  

See also

• Patriarchate
  Patriarchate
  A patriarchate is the office or jurisdiction of a patriarch. A patriarch, as the term is used here, is either* one of the highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, earlier, the five that were included in the Pentarchy: Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, but now nine,...
  
  
• Matriarch, the corresponding female term to some of these senses