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patriarch meaning in Kannada

ವಂಶದ ಹಿರಿಯ

/ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/US/ˈpeɪtɹiɑɹk/

patriarch in Kannada: ವಂಶದ ಹಿರಿಯ, ಕುಲದ ಅಧಿಪತಿ, ಮನೆಯೊಡೆಯ, ಮನೆತನದ ಹಿರಿಯ. 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.

Kannada words for patriarch

ವಂಶದ ಹಿರಿಯ, ಕುಲದ ಅಧಿಪತಿ, ಮನೆಯೊಡೆಯ, ಮನೆತನದ ಹಿರಿಯ

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 Kannada

What is the meaning of patriarch in Kannada?
Patriarch in Kannada is ವಂಶದ ಹಿರಿಯ, ಕುಲದ ಅಧಿಪತಿ, ಮನೆಯೊಡೆಯ, ಮನೆತನದ ಹಿರಿಯ.
patriarch ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Patriarch: ವಂಶದ ಹಿರಿಯ, ಕುಲದ ಅಧಿಪತಿ, ಮನೆಯೊಡೆಯ, ಮನೆತನದ ಹಿರಿಯ.
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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Kannada words from Kannada 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 Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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