[{"word":"patriarch","phonetic":"/ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈpeɪt(ʃ)ɹiɑɹk/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In Biblical contexts, a male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An old leader of a village or community.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The male progenitor of a genetic or tribal line, or of a clan or extended family.","synonyms":["ancestor","forebear","forefather"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The male head of a household or nuclear family.","synonyms":["highfather","paterfamilias"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["ancestor","forebear","forefather","highfather","paterfamilias"],"antonyms":["materfamilias","matriarch"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/patriarch"]}]