archimandrite
1 synonym for archimandrite, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The head of a large monastery, or of several monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
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”).
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