Bible Dictionaries
Archimandrite

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church.

(2):

(n.) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Archimandrite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/archimandrite.html. 1828.