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1. (n.) archimandrite
the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries in an Eastern church.
Etymology: (1585–95; < LL archimandrīta < LGk archimandr&imacracute;tēs abbot = Gk archi-archi - + LGk mándr(a) monastery (Gk: fold, enclosure) +-ītēs -ite1)
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1. (noun) abbot, archimandrite
the superior of an abbey of monks
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1. (noun) archimandrite
a chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church
2. (noun) archimandrite
a superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church
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