Archimandrite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Archimandrite \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.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  archimandrite
       n : the superior of an abbey of monks [syn: {abbot}]