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Yes, patriarch is playable

...and is worth 17 points.

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"Patriarch" Definition

noun

A man who rules a family, clan, or tribe.
A very old, venerable man; an elder.
Bible One of the antediluvian progenitors of the human race, from Adam to Noah.
Eastern Orthodox Church Any one of the bishops of the sees of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, Moscow, and Jerusalem who has authority over other bishops.
Judaism The head of the Sanhedrin in Syrian Palestine from about 180 B.C. to A.D. 429.

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