English
Etymology
Greek -patros + -archy
Noun

en-noun

1. The term of office of a Christian patriarch.

#:The patriarchate of Pope John Paul II, as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.

1. The ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.

#:The Eucumenical Patriarch has jurisdiction over the whole of the Orthodox world.

1. The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.

#:The Latin patriarchate in Jerusalem is, by modern standards, a very cramped space.

Category:Christianity

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