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Found 1 definition: archimandrite.

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun archimandrite has 1 senses

archimandrite(n = noun.person) abbot - the superior of an abbey of monks; Array
is a kind of superior
has particulars: abbe

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

archimandrite, n. [L. archimandrita, LGr. ; pref. (E. arch-) + an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery.].

A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church. [1913 Webster]

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

archimandrite, n.
1 the superior of a large monastery or group of monasteries in the Orthodox Church.
2 an honorary title given to a monastic priest.

Etymology:
F archimandrite or eccl.L archimandrita f. eccl. Gk arkhimandrites (as ARCH-, mandra monastery)