n.
Pronunciation: ˌ är-k ə - ' man- ˌ dr ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin archimandrites, from Late Greek archimandrit ē s, from Greek archi- + Late Greek mandra monastery, from Greek, fold, pen
Date: 1591
: a dignitary in an Eastern church ranking below a bishop specifically : the superior of a large monastery or group of monasteries