Var"ta*bed (?), n. [Armen., a doctor, master,
preceptor.] (Eccl.) A doctor or teacher in the Armenian church.
Members of this order of ecclesiastics frequently have charge of dioceses,
with episcopal functions.
Var"ta*bed (?), n. [Armen., a doctor, master,
preceptor.] (Eccl.) A doctor or teacher in the Armenian church.
Members of this order of ecclesiastics frequently have charge of dioceses,
with episcopal functions.