αρχιμανδρίτης

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs), equivalent to αρχι- (archi-, “first, chief”) +‎ μάνδρα (mándra, “sheepfold, pen”) +‎ -ίτης (-ítis).

Noun

αρχιμανδρίτης • (archimandrítis) m (plural αρχιμανδρίτες)

  1. (religion) archimandrite (prior, abbot in the Orthodox Church)
  2. (religion) dean
    Synonym: κοσμήτορας (kosmítoras)

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Further reading

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