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patriarch meaning in Bengali

গোষ্ঠীপতি

/ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/US/ˈpeɪtɹiɑɹk/

patriarch in Bengali: গোষ্ঠীপতি, বংশের প্রধান পুরুষ. In English, patriarch means 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.

Bengali words for patriarch

গোষ্ঠীপতি, বংশের প্রধান পুরুষ

English meaning of patriarch

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
  3. noun A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
  4. noun An old leader of a village or community.

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Questions about patriarch in Bengali

What is the meaning of patriarch in Bengali?
Patriarch in Bengali is গোষ্ঠীপতি, বংশের প্রধান পুরুষ.
patriarch এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Patriarch: গোষ্ঠীপতি, বংশের প্রধান পুরুষ.
What does patriarch mean in English?
Patriarch means 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.

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Bengali words from Bengali Wiktionary: Patriarch (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: patriarch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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