highfather means A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Why this word is great
HIGHFATHER — [Noun] A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader, especially a patriarch or forefather. From Middle English *hehfader*, *heahfeder*, from Old English *hēahfæder* ("patriarch", literally "high-father"), equivalent to the modern English words 'high' + 'father'. Unlike "patriarch," which plants a flag of institutional authority, or "forefather," which charts a direct line of blood, "highfather" denotes a stature earned by gravity and the slow accretion of communal reverence. He is the ancient oak on the village green where disputes are settled, the stone hearth around which all other stories are told, the deep voice that quiets a room by its weight alone—the quiet pinnacle where authority softens, through years, into a living landmark.
noun
- A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather.“There is no active worship for the Highfather, except at meal time, when all Mischta look into the sky and offer a symbolic thanks to him, whom they call "the Grandfather."”