patriarch

1. N-COUNT A patriarch is the male head of a family or tribe. (男性)家長; 族長; 酋長

The patriarch of the house, Mr. Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the neighbourhood. 那戶人家的家長賈瓦德先生治家嚴苛，名聞鄉(xiāng)里。

2. N-COUNT/N-TITLE A patriarch is the head of one of a number of Eastern Christian Churches. (基督教東派教會的)大牧首