patriarchs

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A form of patriarch — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of patriarch
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