— stauropegial /stav'roh pee"jee euhl/ , adj.
/stahv'rddaw pee"yee awn/ ; Eng. /stav'roh pee"jee on'/ , n. , pl. stauropegia /-yee ah/ ; Eng. /-jee euh/ . Gk. Orth. Ch.
(in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
[ stauropégion, equiv. to Gk stauró ( s ) a cross + peg ( nýnai ) to fix, fasten + -ion n. suffix ]