Patriarch

1.

(the father and ruler of a family or tribe, the highest dignitary in the Eastern church; a venerable old man) ព្រឹទ្ធាចារ្យ់ religious patriarch ព្រះសង្ឃរាជ់ tribal patriarch ចាស់ព្រឹទ្ធាចារ្យដែលជាមេគ្រួសារឬ កុលសំព័ន្ធណាមួយ

2.

មេគ្រួសារ, មហាថេរៈ

• religious patriarch
  - សម្តេចសង្ឃ
• tribal patriarch
  - ចាស់ព្រឹទា្ធចារ្យដែលជាមេគ្រួសារ ឬមេកុលសម្ព័នណាមួយ

1.

The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses.

2.

A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.

3.

A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.