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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">patriarchs</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>prelates</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>matriarchs</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>patriarchal sees</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>patriarchies</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>people by state or condition</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>fathers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>leaders</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>patriarch</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>patriarch&apos;s</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>patriarchs&apos;</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Founding fathers or male heads of families, tribal lines, or entire social orders, classes, or peoples. Use also for the high-ranking prelates of that title in certain Christian churches, such as the Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, and Coptic Churches. ]]></note></mads>