highfather

Meaning

Noun

A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather.

Origin

Perhaps from Middle English hehfader, heahfeder, from Old English hēahfæder; or perhaps a direct borrowing of the Old English word, equivalent to .

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