archimandrite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the superior of an abbey of monks
    abbot.

WordNet

Ar`chi*man"drite noun
Etymology
L. archimandrita, LGr. pref. (E. arch-) + an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913