patriarch
         n 1: title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in
               Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
         2: the male head of family or tribe [syn: {patriarch},
            {paterfamilias}]
         3: any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of
            the human race
         4: a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

English Dictionary: Petrarch	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patriarchal adj characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line Antonym(s): matriarchal relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patriarchal cross n a cross with two crossbars
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patriarchate n the jurisdiction of a patriarch a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line Synonym(s): patriarchy, patriarchate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patriarchic adj (of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patriarchy n a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line Synonym(s): patriarchy, patriarchate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Petrarca n an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374) [syn: Petrarch, Petrarca, Francesco Petrarca]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Petrarch n an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374) [syn: Petrarch, Petrarca, Francesco Petrarca]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Petrarchan sonnet n a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd Synonym(s): Petrarchan sonnet, Italian sonnet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Petteria ramentacea n erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus Synonym(s): Dalmatian laburnum, Petteria ramentacea, Cytisus ramentaceus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
potter around v move around aimlessly [syn: putter, potter, {potter around}, putter around]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
potterer n a person who putters about Synonym(s): putterer, potterer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
powder horn n container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal Synonym(s): powder horn, powder flask
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
powderer n someone who applies or scatters powder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
putter around v move around aimlessly [syn: putter, potter, {potter around}, putter around]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
putterer n a person who putters about Synonym(s): putterer, potterer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pederero \Ped`e*re"ro\, n. [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp.       piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. [?]. So named because it       was at first charged with stones.] (Mil.)       A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered       ordnance. [Written also {paterero} and {peterero}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paterero \Pat`e*re"ro\, n.       See {Pederero}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pederero \Ped`e*re"ro\, n. [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp.       piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. [?]. So named because it       was at first charged with stones.] (Mil.)       A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered       ordnance. [Written also {paterero} and {peterero}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paterero \Pat`e*re"ro\, n.       See {Pederero}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriarch \Pa"tri*arch\, n. [F. patriarche, L. patriarcha, Gr.       [?], fr. [?] lineage, especially on the father's side, race;       [?] father + [?] a leader, chief, fr. [?] to lead, rule. See       {Father}, {Archaic}.]       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. (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.) 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.                         The patriarch hoary, the sage of his kith and the                      hamlet.                                             --Longfellow.                         The monarch oak, the partiarch of trees. --Dryde.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriarchal \Pa`tri*ar"chal\, a. [Cf. F. patriarcal.]       1. Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs;             possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal             authority or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a             patriarchal church.          2. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.                         About whose patriarchal knee Late the little                      children clung.                                 --Tennyson.          3. (Ethnol.) Having an organization of society and government             in which the head of the family exercises authority over             all its generations.          {Patriarchal cross} (Her.), a cross, the shaft of which is             intersected by two transverse beams, the upper one being             the smaller. See Illust. (2) of {Cross}.          {Patriarchal dispensation}, the divine dispensation under             which the patriarchs lived before the law given by Moses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriarchal \Pa`tri*ar"chal\, a. [Cf. F. patriarcal.]       1. Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs;             possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal             authority or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a             patriarchal church.          2. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.                         About whose patriarchal knee Late the little                      children clung.                                 --Tennyson.          3. (Ethnol.) Having an organization of society and government             in which the head of the family exercises authority over             all its generations.          {Patriarchal cross} (Her.), a cross, the shaft of which is             intersected by two transverse beams, the upper one being             the smaller. See Illust. (2) of {Cross}.          {Patriarchal dispensation}, the divine dispensation under             which the patriarchs lived before the law given by Moses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriarchal \Pa`tri*ar"chal\, a. [Cf. F. patriarcal.]       1. Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs;             possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal             authority or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a             patriarchal church.          2. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.                         About whose patriarchal knee Late the little                      children clung.                                 --Tennyson.          3. (Ethnol.) Having an organization of society and government             in which the head of the family exercises authority over             all its generations.          {Patriarchal cross} (Her.), a cross, the shaft of which is             intersected by two transverse beams, the upper one being             the smaller. See Illust. (2) of {Cross}.          {Patriarchal dispensation}, the divine dispensation under             which the patriarchs lived before the law given by Moses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriarchate \Pa`tri*ar"chate\ (p>amac/`tr[icr]*[aum]r"k[asl]t),       n. [Cf. F. patriarcat.]       1. The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.             --Jer. Taylor.          2. The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.          3. (Ethnol.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See             {Patriarchal}, a., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriarchdom \Pa"tri*arch*dom\, n.       The office or jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchate. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriarchic \Pa`tri*ar"chic\, a. [L. patriarchicus, Gr. [?].]       Patriarchal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriarchism \Pa"tri*arch*ism\, n.       Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriarchship \Pa"tri*arch*ship\, n.       A patriarchate. --Ayliffe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriarchy \Pa"tri*arch`y\, n. [Gr. [?].]       1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.             --Brerewood.          2. Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patterer \Pat"ter*er\, n.       One who patters, or talks glibly; specifically, a street       peddler. [Cant, Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pederero \Ped`e*re"ro\, n. [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp.       piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. [?]. So named because it       was at first charged with stones.] (Mil.)       A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered       ordnance. [Written also {paterero} and {peterero}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pederero \Ped`e*re"ro\, n. [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp.       piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. [?]. So named because it       was at first charged with stones.] (Mil.)       A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered       ordnance. [Written also {paterero} and {peterero}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peterero \Pet`e*re"ro\, n. (Mil.)       See {Pederero}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pederero \Ped`e*re"ro\, n. [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp.       piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. [?]. So named because it       was at first charged with stones.] (Mil.)       A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered       ordnance. [Written also {paterero} and {peterero}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peterero \Pet`e*re"ro\, n. (Mil.)       See {Pederero}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peterwort \Pe"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)       See {Saint Peter's-wort}, under {Saint}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petrary \Pet"ra*ry\, n. [L. petra stone. Cf. Sp. petraria, and       E. {Pederero}.]       An ancient war engine for hurling stones.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pewterer \Pew"ter*er\, n.       One whose occupation is to make utensils of pewter; a       pewtersmith. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powderhorn \Pow"der*horn`\, n.       A horn in which gunpowder is carried.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Patriarch       a name employed in the New Testament with reference to Abraham       (Heb. 7:4), the sons of Jacob (Acts 7:8, 9), and to David       (2:29). This name is generally applied to the progenitors of       families or "heads of the fathers" (Josh. 14:1) mentioned in       Scripture, and they are spoken of as antediluvian (from Adam to       Noah) and post-diluvian (from Noah to Jacob) patriachs. But the       expression "the patriarch," by way of eminence, is applied to       the twelve sons of Jacob, or to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.                "Patriachal longevity presents itself as one of the most       striking of the facts concerning mankind which the early history       of the Book of Genesis places before us...There is a large       amount of consentient tradition to the effect that the life of       man was originally far more prolonged than it is at present,       extending to at least several hundred years. The Babylonians,       Egyptians, and Chinese exaggerated these hundreds into       thousands. The Greeks and Romans, with more moderation, limited       human life within a thousand or eight hundred years. The Hindus       still farther shortened the term. Their books taught that in the       first age of the world man was free from diseases, and lived       ordinarily four hundred years; in the second age the term of       life was reduced from four hundred to three hundred; in the       third it became two hundred; in the fourth and last it was       brought down to one hundred" (Rawlinson's Historical       Illustrations).