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hegumen

[hi-gyoo-muhn]

noun Eastern Church.

the head of a monastery.

Also, he·gu·me·nos

[hi-gyoo-muh-nos] .

Origin:
1655–65; < Medieval Latin hēgūmenus < Greek hēgoúmenos chief, literally, leading, present participle of hēgeîsthai to lead

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hegumen or hegumenos (hɪˈɡjuːmɛn, hɪˈɡjuːmɪˌnəʊs)

—n
	the head of a monastery of the Eastern Church

[C16: from Medieval Latin hēgūmenus, from Late Greek hēgoumenos leader, from Greek hēgeisthai to lead]

hegumenos or hegumenos

—n

[C16: from Medieval Latin hēgūmenus, from Late Greek hēgoumenos leader, from Greek hēgeisthai to lead]

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