archimandrite

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French archimandrite, from Latin archimandrīta, from late Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “highest”) + μάνδρα (mándra, “enclosure, cloister, monastery”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “member of”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑːkɪˈmændɹaɪt/ === Noun === archimandrite (plural archimandrites) (Eastern Orthodoxy) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church. (Eastern Orthodoxy, rarely Catholicism) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.ʃi.mɑ̃.dʁit/ === Noun === archimandrite m (plural archimandrites) archimandrite === Further reading === “archimandrite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012