patriark

patriark c (singular definite patriarken, plural indefinite patriarker)

1. patriarch

   Coordinate term: matriark

• “patriark” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “patriark” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Dutch patriarch, from Late Latin patriarcha, from Byzantine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “the founder of the tribe/family”), from Ancient Greek πατριά (patriá, “generation, ancestry, descent, tribe, family”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “-arch”). Doublet of batrik.

• IPA^(key): [pat̚ˈri.ark]
• Hyphenation: pat‧ri‧ark

patriark (plural patriark-patriark)

1. patriarch,
   1. father, the male head of a tribal line or family
   2. a founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise
   3. an old leader of a village or community

      Synonym: datuk

   4. (Christianity) the highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank

• batrik

• “patriark” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Old Swedish patriarke, from Latin patriarcha.

patriark c

1. a patriarch, a male ancestor; Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Jacob's 12 sons in the Old Testament; a high bishop in the orthodox church; a male dominant leader

• patriarkal
• patriarkat
• patriarkskägg
• patriarkutseende

• patriark in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• patriark in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)