patriarch Synonyms

elder father paterfamilias old man golden ager materfamilias housefather creator religious leader old-timer pater presbyter veteran superior primate primogenitor ruler senior sexagenarian sire stirpes subdean suffragan founding father married man tribal chief founders family head head of the household household head senior figure fathers family man clanswoman elder statesman retiree gramps lord and master old age pensioner elders older person prebendary abba daddy entrepreneur forefather founder gaffer generator goodman