patriarca

Definitions of patriarca
  1. noun
    a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
  2. noun
    the head of a household or family or tribe
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    type of:
    capo, dirigente, leader, responsabile
    a person who is in charge
  3. noun
    any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
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