4
generator(noun, head, originator, producer, author)
4
grandfather(noun, head, veteran, grandsire)
4
graybeard(noun, head, veteran)
4
old man(noun, expression, idiom, head, veteran)
4
older person
4
paterfamilias
4
predecessor
4
priest
3
head(noun, superior, head, boss, leader)
3
antediluvian
3
archbishop(noun, prelate)
3
bishop(noun, clergyman)
3
boss(noun, superior, judge, leader, chief)
3
centenarian
3
daddy
3
dean(noun, leader, supporter, originator, producer)
3
forefather(noun, ancestor)
3
gaffer(noun, head, veteran)
3
grandsire
3
guru(noun, superior, judge, boss, leader)
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