Patriarchs

What does PATRIARCHS mean?

Patriarchs is a form of PATRIARCH.

1. noun

   title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

2. noun

   the male head of family or tribe

3. noun

   any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race

4. noun

   a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.