Patriarch can refer to:

• Patriarch, the highest-ranking bishops of the autocephalous churches in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Assyrian Church of the East
• Patriarchs (Bible), prominent figures in the Hebrew scriptures, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
• The leader of a patriarchy (system of power where males predominate)
• Patriarch (Mormonism), the Melchizedek Priesthood office in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints that is called evangelist in the New Testament.
• Nasi, the head of the Supreme Court of Ancient Israel

For other senses, see Patriarch (disambiguation). ... The Patriarchs, known as the Avot in Hebrew, are Abraham, his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob. ... Patriarchy (from Greek: pater (genitive form patris, showing the root patr-), meaning father and arché meaning rule) is the anthropological term used to define the sociological condition where male members of a society tend to predominate in positions of power; with the more powerful the position, the more likely it... In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and Latter Day Saint movement, a patriarch is the Melchizedek Priesthood office that is called evangelist in the New Testament. ... Nāśī’ (נָשִׂיא) is a Hebrew term meaning, roughly, Prince. In classical times it was the title given to the head of the Sanhedrin, the supreme court and legislative body of ancient Israel. ...

See also

• Patriarchate
• Matriarch, the corresponding female term to some of these senses

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