patriarchate
noun
Definitions
The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
Example: The patriarchate of Pope John Paul II as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.
The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
Example: The Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.
The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.
Example: The Latin patriarchate in Jerusalem is, by modern standards, a very cramped space.