Patriarch



noun
1.
(the father and ruler of a family or tribe, the highest dignitary in the Eastern church; a venerable old man) ព្រឹទ្ធាចារ្យ់ religious patriarch ព្រះសង្ឃរាជ់ tribal patriarch ចាស់ព្រឹទ្ធាចារ្យដែលជាមេគ្រួសារឬ កុលសំព័ន្ធណាមួយ
2.
មេគ្រួសារ, មហាថេរៈ
  • religious patriarch
    - សម្តេចសង្ឃ
  • tribal patriarch
    - ចាស់ព្រឹទា្ធចារ្យដែលជាមេគ្រួសារ ឬមេកុលសម្ព័នណាមួយ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
2.
A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.
3.
A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.