hegumen

[ hi-gyoo-muh n ]

/ hɪˈgyu mən /

noun Eastern Church.

the head of a monastery.

Words nearby hegumen

hegemonic, hegemonism, hegemony, hegglin's anomaly, hegira, hegumen, heh, heian, heid, heidegger, heidelberg

Also he·gu·me·nos

[hi-gyoo-muh-nos] /hɪˈgyu məˌnɒs/.

Origin of hegumen

1655–65; < Medieval Latin hēgūmenus < Greek hēgoúmenos chief, literally, leading, present participle of hēgeîsthai to lead

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Examples from the Web for hegumen

So why not ask and answer further: What would befall the Hegumen, did you tell the accused all you had from him?
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace
Sergius, did the Hegumen tell you whence this calumny had origin?
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace
He was scarcely in condition to think; yet he comprehended the despairing cry of the Hegumen, Oh, my God!
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace
In the colloquy overheard by him the chief speaker described himself a son of the Hegumen of the St. James'.
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace

Against them the Hegumen will be slow in proceeding to my expulsion.
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for hegumen

hegumen

hegumenos (hɪˈɡjuːmɪˌnəʊs)

/ (hɪˈɡjuːmɛn) /

noun

the head of a monastery of the Eastern Church

Word Origin for hegumen

C16: from Medieval Latin hēgūmenus, from Late Greek hēgoumenos leader, from Greek hēgeisthai to lead

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