patriarch  
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpeɪ.tri.ɑːk/ us/ˈpeɪ.tri.ɑːrk/
  (RELIGION)     
  (基督教某些东派教会的)牧首,最高级主教,教长
a bishop in certain Eastern Churches
   (SOCIETY)      
 (男性)家长,族长
the male leader of a family
 Compare: matriarch
 
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