noun Eastern Church. 1.the head of a monastery; an abbot.
2.a superior abbot, having charge of several monasteries.
3.a title given to distinguished celibate priests.
Origin: 1585–95; <
Late Latin archimandrīta <
Late Greek archimandrī́tēs abbot, equivalent to
Greek archi- archi- +
Late Greek mándr(
a) monastery (
Greek: fold, enclosure) +
-ītēs -ite1
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