Answer: patriarchs
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patriarchsA Roman Catholic bishop ranking above primates and metropolitans and immediately below the pope, often the head of a Uniate community
patriarchsAny of those biblical figures regarded as fathers of the human race, esp. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob
patriarchsThe head of an autocephalous or independent Orthodox church
patriarchsPATRIARCH, a man who is the head of a family
patriarchsA man who behaves in a commanding manner
patriarchsThe male head of a family or tribe
patriarchsThe title of a most senior Orthodox or Catholic bishop, in particular
patriarchsA bishop of one of the most ancient Christian sees (Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, Jerusalem, and formerly Rome)
patriarchsA man who is the oldest or most venerable of a group
patriarchsA person or thing that is regarded as the founder of something