transcription, транскрипция: [ peɪtriɑ:(r)k ]
( patriarchs)
1.
A patriarch is the male head of a family or tribe.
The patriarch of the house, Mr Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the neighbourhood...
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2.
A patriarch is the head of one of a number of Eastern Christian Churches.
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