族ぞく長ちょう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

patriarch; head of a family; clan chief

Refers to the male leader of a family, clan, or tribe. Often used in historical, biblical, or anthropological contexts. Can also be used attributively with の.

• 旧きゅう約やく聖せい書しょには多おおくの族ぞく長ちょうが登とう場じょうする。

  Many patriarchs appear in the Old Testament.

• 彼かれは村むらの族ぞく長ちょうとして尊そん敬けいされている。

  He is respected as the patriarch of the village.