archimandrite

n. [ L. archimandrita, LGr. 'archimandri`ths; pref. 'archi (E. arch-) + ma`ndra an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery. ] (Gr. Church) (a) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church. (b) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church. [ 1913 Webster ]