音标：['peitriɑ:k]
n. 创办人, 家长, 元老, 教长, (天主教)教皇
【法】 家长, 族长, 创始人
在线英汉词典
patriarch的短语、例句：
patriarch
n
1 male head of a family or tribe （男性）家长, 族长. Cf 参看 matriarch.
2 Patriarch (in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches) high-ranking bishop （东正教和天主教的）牧首, 宗主教.
3 old man who is greatly respected 极受尊敬的年老男子.
patriarch