Caloyer

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

  Caloyer \Ca*loy"er\, n. [F., fr. NGr. ????????? a monk; kalo`s
     beautiful, good + ?????, equiv. to Gr. ????? an old man.]
     A monk of the Greek Church; a cenobite, anchoret, or recluse
     of the rule of St. Basil, especially, one on or near Mt.
     Athos.
     [1913 Webster]