caloyer

[ kal-uh-yer, kuh-loi-er ]

noun

1. a monk of the Eastern Church.

caloyer

/ ˈkælɔɪə /

noun

1. a monk of the Greek Orthodox Church, esp of the Basilian Order

Word History and Origins

Origin of caloyer¹

1605–15; < Middle French caloyer < Modern Greek kalógēros venerable, equivalent to kaló ( s ) beautiful + -gēros old ( gêr ( as ) old age + -os adj. suffix)

Word History and Origins

Origin of caloyer¹

C17: from French, from Medieval Greek kalogēros venerable, from Greek kalos beautiful + gēras old age

Example Sentences

It was restored by a Prince of Georgia or Iberia, and enlarged by his son, a caloyer.

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