noun
highfather
Highfather (noun) means a respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather.
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A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather.
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Etymology
Perhaps from Middle English hehfader, heahfeder, from Old English hēahfæder (“patriarch”, literally “high-father”); or perhaps a direct revival of the Old English word. By surface analysis, high + father.
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"highfather" (noun) means a respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather.