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highfathers

highfathers is the plural of highfather.

Meaning of highfather

Noun

highfather (plural highfathers)

  1. (rare) A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather.
    • There is no active worship for the Highfather, except at meal time, when all Mischta look into the sky and offer a symbolic thanks to him, whom they call "the Grandfather."1990, Scott Haring, Scott Bennie, John Terra, Otherlands

Questions about highfathers

What is highfathers the plural of?
Highfathers is the plural of highfather.

Words near highfathers in the dictionary

  1. highfalutin'
  2. highfalutination
  3. highfaluting
  4. highfalutinism
  5. highfather
  6. highfathers
  7. Highfield
  8. Highfields
  9. Highfields Caldecote
  10. Highfill
  11. Highfills

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