English-French translations for patriarch

patriarcheLe patriarche a été incarcéré vingt ans. The patriarch was imprisoned for 20 years. Nous constatons aujourd'hui que le Patriarche a été contraint de retirer sa candidature à la suite de pressions. We now find that the Patriarch has been put under pressure not to stand. Je vous suggère d’aller demander au patriarche de l’Église orthodoxe, le patriarche Bartholomée. I suggest you go and ask the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church, Patriarch Bartholomew.

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.
A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
The male progenitor of a genetic or tribal line, or of a clan or extended family
The male head of a household or nuclear family

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