n. [ F. patriarche, L. patriarcha, Gr.
The patriarch hoary, the sage of his kith and the hamlet. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
The monarch oak, the partiarch of trees. Dryde. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. patriarcal. ]
About whose patriarchal knee
Late the little children clung. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Patriarchal cross (Her.),
Patriarchal dispensation,
n. [ Cf. F. patriarcat. ]
n. The office or jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. patriarchicus, Gr.
n. Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A patriarchate. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.