caloyer
[ kal-uh-yer, kuh-loi-er ]
/ ˈkæl ə yər, kəˈlɔɪ ər /
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noun
a monk of the Eastern Church.
Nearby words
Origin of caloyer
1605–15; < Middle French caloyer < Modern Greek kalógēros venerable, equivalent to kaló(s) beautiful + -gēros old (gêr(as) old age + -os adj. suffix)
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It was restored by a Prince of Georgia or Iberia, and enlarged by his son, a caloyer.
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British Dictionary definitions for caloyer
caloyer
/ (ˈkælɔɪə) /
noun
a monk of the Greek Orthodox Church, esp of the Basilian Order
Word Origin for caloyer
C17: from French, from Medieval Greek kalogēros venerable, from Greek kalos beautiful + gēras old age
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