patriarch (n.)
- antediluvian
- antipope
- antique
- apostle
- archbishop
- archdeacon
- architect
- archpriest
- author
- bishop
- boss
- canon
- cardinal
- centenarian
- chaplain
- chef
- chief
- coadjutor
- conservative
- creator
- curate
- dad
- daddy
- deacon
- dean
- diocesan
- dodo
- dotard
- elder
- employer
- exarch
- father
- fogy
- fossil
- founder
- fud
- fuddy-duddy
- gaffer
- geezer
- generator
- genitor
- goodman
- governor
- gramps
- grandfather
- granny
- graybeard
- guru
- has-been
- hierarch
- husband
- inventor
- liege
- lord
- maker
- master
- matriarch
- metropolitan
- mossback
- nonagenarian
- octogenarian
- old-timer
- older
- oldster
- originator
- overlord
- pa
- padrone
- pantaloon
- pap
- papa
- pater
- paterfamilias
- patron
- penitentiary
- pontiff
- pop
- pope
- pops
- prebendary
- prelate
- presbyter
- priest
- primate
- rabbi
- reactionary
- rector
- relic
- sahib
- seigneur
- seignior
- septuagenarian
- sexagenarian
- sire
- square
- starets
- stepfather
- suffragan
- teacher
- traditionalist
- veteran
- vicar
In sober state,
Through the sequestered vale of rural life,
The venerable patriarch guileless held
The tenor of his way.
