[stahv-raw-pee-yee-awn; Eng. stav-roh-pee-jee-on] 
[-yee-ah; Eng. -jee-uh] . Greek Orthodox Church. | (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate. |
gion, equiv. to Gk stauró(s) a cross + pēg(nýnai) to fix, fasten + -ion n. suffix
[stav-roh-pee-jee-uhl] , adjective