ˌstäurȯˈpēˌyȯn noun
( plural staurope·gia -ē(ˌ)yä))
Etymology: Middle Greek or New Greek stauropēgion, from Middle Greek, act of fastening a cross on the spot where a church is to be built, from Late Greek stauro- + Middle Greek -pēgion (from pēgnynai to stick in, fix, fasten together) — more at pact
Eastern Church : a church or monastery exempt from the jurisdiction of the local bishop and directly subject to the highest authority of the territorial church