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Grand Lama

–noun
the chief monk and ruler of Tibet: called the Dalai Lama since the middle of the 17th century.

Origin:
1930–35
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Grand Lama  
n.  Either of two traditionally reincarnating high lamas of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama or the Panchen Lama.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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