cenobiarch

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Etymology

Simplification of coenobiarch, from Latin coenobiarcha (“abbot”), from Koine Greek κοινοβιάρχης (koinobiárkhēs, “abbot”), from κοινόβιον (koinóbion, “cenobium, monastery”) + αρχης (arkhēs, “ruler, head”)

Noun

cenobiarch (plural cenobiarches)

  1. The leader of a cenobium: an abbot, a guru.

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