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hegumen

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he⋅gu⋅men

  [hi-gyoo-muhn]
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–noun Eastern Church.
the head of a monastery.
Also, he⋅gu⋅me⋅nos  [hi-gyoo-muh-nos] .

Origin:
1655–65; < ML hēgūmenus < Gk hēgoúmenos chief, lit., leading, prp. of hēgeîsthai to lead
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