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4. A respectful mode of address to an old
man.

And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him
[Elisha], . . . and said, O my father, my
father!

5. A senator of ancient Rome.

6. A dignitary of the church, a superior of a
convent, a confessor (called also father confessor), or a
priest; also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a legislative
assembly, etc.

Bless you, good father friar !

7. One of the chief ecclesiastical
authorities of the first centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of
collectively as the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or
apostolic Fathers.

8. One who, or that which, gives origin; an
originator; a producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice
any art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or
teacher.

The father of all such as handle the harp and
organ.

Might be the father, Harry, to that
thought.


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