Definition of Archemandrite
Ar`chi*man"drite (&?;), n. [L.
archimandrita, LGr. &?;; pref. &?; (E. arch-) + &?; an
inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery.] (Gr. Church)
(a) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to
abbot in the Roman Catholic church. (b) A
superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior
abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic
church.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
- An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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