archimandrite

[ ahr-kuh-man-drahyt ]
/ ˌɑr kəˈmæn draɪt /

noun Eastern Church.

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

Origin of archimandrite

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

Words nearby archimandrite

archiepiscopate, archil, archilochian, archilochus, archimage, archimandrite, archimedean, archimedean solid, archimedes, archimedes' principle, archimedes' screw

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British Dictionary definitions for archimandrite

archimandrite
/ (ˌɑːkɪˈmændraɪt) /

noun

Greek Orthodox Church the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries

Word Origin for archimandrite

C16: from Late Latin archimandrīta, from Late Greek arkhimandritēs, from archi- + mandra monastery