patriarch

He reteamed with Field as the family patriarch, William Walker, in the drama Brothers & Sisters from 2007-09.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Our critic wrote that the film “has a gradually mounting force in its depiction of class differences and a patriarch burdened by an agonizing sense of failure.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

At the same time, a trailer-dwelling man named Clevon becomes the patriarch of multiple interconnected, large families.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Jeanie, the third-oldest child of former Lakers owner Jerry Buss, was hand-picked by the family patriarch to oversee his prized investment that grew from a $67.5-million purchase into a $12.5 billion world-renowned brand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Eventually, several family friends prodded a few amplifying rewards from the otherwise-loquacious patriarch.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

It was a blackly comic story of the pressures of the modern economy—and, in particular, of how they bear down on men in their traditional roles as providers and patriarchs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Both of the patriarchs of Emily Moreno’s life have failed to protect her.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

And by 09:00, patriarchs and cardinals will congregate in Saint Sebastian Chapel, in the basilica, wearing white damask miters.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025

Pennington, for example, characterized slavery as “an institution of the dark age” while critiquing the “monarchs, patriarchs, and prophets of the South.”

From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024

Both Adams and Jefferson knew their roles by heart, especially in its Ciceronian version as a pair of retired patriarchs now beyond ambition and above controversy.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis