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Patriarch(e, -ar(c)k, n. Also: patry-, patre-; patrark, patriak. [ME. and e.m.E. partriarch (a 1200), patriark (a 1200), OF. patriarche, L. patriarcha, Gk. πατριάρχης head of a family.] A patriarch, in various usual applications.a. One of the patriarchs or founding fathers of Israel. b. Applied to various ecclesiastical dignitaries. c. The founder of a religious order.a. (a) a1400 Leg. S. l. 445.
Crist … That of Jacob the patriarche Suld spring 1456 Hay II. 109/7.
How many honourable … princis kingis and patriarchis has bene throu thame undone 14.. Statut. Sc. Ch. 5. c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxv. 45. 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 206.
Thair damnable heresie agains purgatorie and the lymbe of the patriarches(b) a1400 Leg. S. xxxvi. i.
In lofe of patriarkis al and of … prophetis 1490 Irland Mir. I. 103/5.
Sche discendit of mony nobile patriarkis kingis and dukis Ib. II. 12/14. c1515 Asl. MS. I. 301/30.
This was the mast notables of the first age rewlit be patriarkis a 1510 Mod. Lang. Notes XXIV. 111/1.
Hayle patryarkes pleye, hayle potestates plesaunce a1538 Abell 84 a.
He wrait excelland bukis of … the 12 patriarkis, of the kingis of Israel [etc.] c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5897.
Patriarkis [: warkis](c) Arundel MS. 249/306.
All the angellis archiangellis patriakis [etc.]b. (1) c1450-2 Howlat 683 (A).
Kyngis and patriarkis [B. patrearkis] kend with cardinalis hale Addressit thaim to that deis 1456 Hay I. 18/6. Ib. 151/18.
Bath emperouris and patriarkis 1494 Loutfut MS. 9 b.
Til a patriark he suld say rycht noble and rycht reuerent fader in God 1535 Stewart 16169. a1538 Abell 83 a.
He deponit tua patrarkis at fawort the scismatikis 1543 Corr. M. Lorraine 34.
Ane patrearche … quhilk the payp hes send in Schotland 1563-72 Ferg. Tracts 14.
Patriarckes(2) 1456 Hay I. 20/7.
The fals ypocrite the patriark of Constantynoble Ib. 21/26.
The patryarch of Antioche a1538 Abell 51 a.
The patriarch of the sam [Jerusalem](3) 1562-3 Winȝet I. 56/4.
Jhone Knox as to him quha wes haldin in tha partis principal patriark of the Caluiniane court 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 142 b.
That bougurar patriark Caluenec. a1538 Abell 3* a.
Benidic patriarch of monkis