Both Uses of
patriarch
in
Anna Karenina
- The passage at which he was utterly unable to say anything, and began fidgeting and cutting the table and swinging his chair, was where he had to repeat the patriarchs before the Flood.†
Part 5
- Well, what are the names of the patriarchs?†
Part 5 *
Definition:
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(patriarch) a usually elderly man who is the leader of a group such as a family or tribe