Question

A father or grandfather ruled over a family or tribe​

Answer 1

patriarch is a male leader. ... Although the noun patriarch specifically refers to a male head of the family, it can more generally refer to any older, respected male. In terms of the Old Testament, patriarch refers to the men considered to be the fathers of the human race.

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Answer 2

granfather

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because a granfather obvioulsly is older so in the older days tribes and other things were here