patriarch

mastery
UK /ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/ US /ˈpeɪtɹiɑɹk/noun

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What does 'patriarch' mean in this sentence?

In Istanbul, more than a dozen Orthodox men jumped into the frigid waters of the Golden Horn amid heavy rains in a ceremony led by Patriarch Bartholomew I.