\Ar`chi*man"drite\, n. [L. archimandrita, LGr. ?;
pref. ? (E. arch-) + ? 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.