father superior

English

Noun

father superior (plural father superiors or fathers superior)

a friar or monk in charge of a monastery, priory or convent; an abbot or a prior

Coordinate terms

mother superior

Translations

friar or monk in charge

Greek: ηγούμενος (el) m (igoúmenos)

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