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pătrĭarcha and pătrĭarches, ae, m., = πατριάρχης, the father or chief of a tribe, a patriarch.

  1. I. Lit.: secundum patriarchas et ceteros majores, Tert. Idol. 17; id. Cor. Mil. 9; Prud. Psych. 534; Vulg. 1 Par. 8, 28; id. Act. 7, 8.
    Gen. plur. patriarchūm, Paul. Nol. Carm. 24, 209.
    1. B. Transf., a chief bishop, a patriarch, Vop. Firm. Saturn. 8, 4.
  2. II. Trop.: philosophi, patriarchae ut ita dixerim, haereticorum, Tert. Anim. 3.