(Archaic) A male ancestor; a forefather.
A person or thing that rules or governs
The capital of the Maldives, on Male, the chief atoll of the island country.
A person or thing that leads; directing, commanding, or guiding head, as of a group or activity
A person who leads, rules, or is in charge; a leader, chief, or director:
One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ.
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An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
(--- Nautical) The chief engineer of a ship.
The definition of an ancestor is a person or creature from whom one is descended or who lived in the past, or a person who came before.
A man who owns a pack of hounds or is the chief officer of a hunt.
A source or cause; an origin:
Someone who originates, creates or founds something.
God. Often used with a possessive adjective:
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The definition of an inventor is a person who comes up with an idea for something new.
A person who organizes a risky activity of any kind and acts substantially in the manner of a business entrepreneur.
Author is defined as someone who creates or writes something.
An architect is defined as a person who plans or designs something and leads to its creation.
patresfamilias
The father of a family; male head of a household
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