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patriarch vs paterfamilias

paterfamilias vs patriarch

patriarch and paterfamilias both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
patriarch Yes No No No
paterfamilias Yes No No No
As nouns, patriarch and paterfamilias are synonyms defined as:
  • patriarch and paterfamilias: the male head of family or tribe
patriarch (noun) paterfamilias (noun)
the male head of family or tribe the male head of family or tribe
any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
Difference between patriarch and paterfamilias

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