Synonyms: patriarch
Definition: a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
Similar words: old man, graybeard, greybeard, Methuselah
Definition: a man who is very old
Synonyms: patriarch
Definition: any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
Similar words: sire, forefather, father
Definition: the founder of a family
Usage: keep the faith of our forefathers
Synonyms: paterfamilias, patriarch
Definition: the male head of family or tribe
Similar words: head of household
Definition: the head of a household or family or tribe
Similar words: man, adult male
Definition: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
Usage: there were two women and six men on the bus
Synonyms: patriarch
Definition: title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
Similar words: spiritual leader
Definition: a leader in religious or sacred affairs