archimandrite

noun

ar·​chi·​man·​drite ˌär-kə-ˈman-ˌdrīt 

: a dignitary in an Eastern church ranking below a bishop

specifically : the superior of a large monastery or group of monasteries

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin archimandrites, from Late Greek archimandritēs, from Greek archi- + Late Greek mandra monastery, from Greek, fold, pen

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above