hegumen
[ hi-gyoo-muh n ]
/ hɪˈgyu mən /
noun Eastern Church.
the head of a monastery.
Also
he·gu·me·nos
[hi-gyoo-muh-nos] /hɪˈgyu məˌnɒs/.
Origin of hegumen
1655–65; < Medieval Latin
hēgūmenus < Greek
hēgoúmenos chief, literally, leading, present participle of
hēgeîsthai to lead
Words nearby hegumen
hegemonic,
hegemonism,
hegemony,
hegglin's anomaly,
hegira,
hegumen,
heh,
heian,
heid,
heidegger,
heidelberg
Example sentences from the Web for hegumen
British Dictionary definitions for hegumen
hegumen
hegumenos (hɪˈɡjuːmɪˌnəʊs)
/ (hɪˈɡjuːmɛn) /
noun
the head of a monastery of the Eastern Church
Word Origin for hegumen
C16: from Medieval Latin
hēgūmenus, from Late Greek
hēgoumenos leader, from Greek
hēgeisthai to lead