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Synonyms of patriarch
a man who is the head of a family
- Investors worried that the aging patriarch was soon to be replaced atop the family business by his less reliable oldest son.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for patriarch
- ancestor,
- forebear
- (also forbear),
- forebearer,
- forefather,
- grandfather,
- primogenitor,
- progenitor
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“Patriarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriarch. Accessed 7 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of patriarch was in the 13th century
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