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- The Patriarch is, according the Black Furies, the Incarna of jealous man, and a servant of Abhorra, the Urge Wyrm of hatred.
- The patriarch is the kzinti's absolute ruler.
- Thul Unit Elite Hero Patriarch
- The Patriarch was the title given to the leader of the Supreme Council of the Highland Clans that ruled the planet Skye. Such individuals would alternate between the Highland and Lowland Clans. Once given the position, the clan would usually hold the position for forty-two years at which point they were required to hand the title to the other clan.
- Patriarch meaning father or ruler of his family or tribe shows that the fathers or ancestors of Israel are Israel's Patriarch's.
- The Patriarch is the krogan adviser, "trophy" of Aria T'Loak, and the former ruler of Omega.
- Der Patriarch ist ein Kroganer und war der inoffizielle Herrscher von Omega. Sein echter Name scheint Oracle zu sein. Seit seiner Verdrängung durch die Asari Aria T'Loak, wird er von ihr quasi als persönliche Trophäe gehalten. Als ihr ganz persönliches Mahnmal für allzu vorwitzige Gegner, hat sie ein persönliches Interesse daran, den Patriarchen als Abschreckung möglichst lange am Leben zu erhalten.
- Patriarch was a religious title. This title was held by the ruler of Balut as well as the Grand Patriarch of the Butlerian Jihad.
- Het woord patriarch heeft verschillende betekenissen.
* Een oude wijze man wordt wel patriarch — van πατήρ (pater), dat "vader" betekent, en ἄρχων (archon), dat "leider", "heerser" betekent — of, minder gebruikelijk, aartsvader genoemd.
- Patriarch is the male equivalent of a Matriarch in lyrinx society. As of 208 ATM, there had not been a patriarch in three thousand years as the last one had been a disaster. This ended when Matriarch Gyrull named Ryll as her successor.
- Patriarch is the title used by Kanestin, the keeper of the book The Three Hundred and Thirty Incantations of Ssassuzlit. In his context it is believed that "Patriarch" is used to symbolise his being a High Priest of a particular religion.
- Patriarchs are the members of the Hierocracy of Chyrellos. The four Perceptors of the Church Knights also hold this rank and its inherent powers. They are subject to the Archprelate, but are above other church officials. They are essentially equivalent to an Archimandrate, but have slightly less individual power.
- Until the coming of Emperor Alexius, the Patriarch was undisputedly the most powerful individual in the Known Worlds. Still, he wields a tremendous degree of personal power. In addition to the ability to excommunicate individuals or groups and to issue fixed-duration Patriarchal bulls, the Patriarch has the rarely-exercised ability to act as a theological final court of appeals, issuing a ruling on any disputed issue. The Patriarch can call a Holy Synod and has full veto power on any change of Church doctrine originating from a Synod or from lower in the Church hierarchy, and can himself issue decrees changing Church doctrine irreversibly with the approval of the College of Ethicals. Mindful of the possibilities of schism, Patriarchs have almost always ensured the acquiescence of their car
- Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a composition of πατήρ (pater) meaning "father" and ἄρχων (archon) meaning "leader", "chief", "ruler", "king", etc. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are referred to as the three patriarchs of the people of Israel, and the period in which they lived is called the Patriarchal Age. It originally acquired its religious meaning in the Septuagint version of the Bible.
- Ecclesia is led by the Pope Dimitri III, whose religious ideology states “Extermination of unconvertible barbarians and unification of Bersian Continent under one faith”. The zealous nation occupied Azilla while Azilla was divided over the king’s throne. Ecclesia considers the Ancient Heart to be a demonic artifact, thus will excommunicate anyone who speaks of or attempts to learn about it. The Patriarch recieves a vision from God along with Walter to find and destroy the Ancient Heart after a while after holding the heart The Patriarch becomes evil and corrupted and Walter knows he must take the heart to destroy it leading to the Encablossa War.
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