stauropegion

[stahv-raw-pee-yee-awn, stav-roh-pee-jee-on]

noun

Greek Orthodox Church.

plural

stauropegia 

1. (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.

Other Word Forms

• stauropegial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stauropegion¹

< Medieval Greek stauropḗgion, equivalent to Greek stauró ( s ) a cross + pēg ( nýnai ) to fix, fasten + -ion noun suffix