archimandrite

Etymology

Borrowed from French archimandrite, from Latin archimandrīta, from late Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs), formed from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “highest”), μάνδρα (mándra, “enclosure, cloister, monastery”) and -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “member of”).