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Pronunciation / Transliteration: patriarche
"Le patriarche a prononcé un discours émouvant lors du dîner."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The male head of a family or tribe.
"The family gathered at the estate to celebrate the patriarch's eightieth birthday."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin patriarcha, stemming from the Greek patriarkhēs, meaning 'father or chief of a tribe,' composed from patriā ('family, descent') and archos ('leader, ruler'). Historically entering Middle English via Old French in the 13th century, the term initially referred to biblical founding fathers and high-ranking church bishops before expanding into sociological contexts to denote male heads of families or social structures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Patriarch" is said worldwide
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patriarche
Transliteration: patriarche
"Le patriarche a prononcé un discours émouvant lors du dîner."
Patriarch
Transliteration: Patriarch
"Der Patriarch leitete die Familienangelegenheiten mit großer Weisheit."
patriarca
Transliteration: patriarca
"Il patriarca della famiglia ha accolto tutti con un grande sorriso."
patriarca
Transliteration: patriarca
"El patriarca era muy respetado por todos los miembros del clan."
patriarca
Transliteration: patriarca
"O patriarca abençoou a família antes da refeição."
कुलपतियों
Transliteration: kulapati
Script: कुलपति
"परिवार के कुलपतियों ने महत्वपूर्ण निर्णय लिया।"
家长
Transliteration: jiāzhǎng
"他是这个大家庭无可争议的家长。"
가장
Transliteration: gajang
"그는 전통적인 대가족의 든든한 가장이다."
家長
Transliteration: kachō
"その家長は家族全員から深く敬愛されていた。"
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