archimandrite

UK: /ˌɑːkɪˈmændraɪt/ US: (är′kə man′drīt)

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ar•chi•man•drite  (är′kə man′drīt), n. [Eastern Ch.]

1. the head of a monastery;
   an abbot.
2. a superior abbot, having charge of several monasteries.
3. a title given to distinguished celibate priests.

• Late Greek archimandrí̄tēs abbot, equivalent. to Greek archi- archi- + Late Greek mándr(a) monastery (Greek: fold, enclosure) + -ītēs -ite¹
• Late Latin archimandrīta
• 1585–95

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archimandrite / ˌɑːkɪˈmændraɪt/ noun

1. the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin archimandrīta, from Late Greek arkhimandritēs, from archi- + mandra monastery