ăb'ət
A monastic officer in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbot of an abbey.
hieromonach
Sometimes, a pastor or other head priest
archabbot
In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
archimandrite
(Eastern Orthodox Ch.) The head of a monastery or of a number of monasteries
beadsman
A person in a poorhouse
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caloyer
A monk of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
A diplomatic officer sent to a foreign nation to represent his or her government, usually ranking below an ambassador
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
waltheof
sub-prior
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newminster
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