Found 2 items, similar to archimandrite.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: archimandrite archimandrite n : the superior of an abbey of monks [syn: abbot]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Archimandrite 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]