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father superior

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a friar or monk in charge of a monastery, priory or convent; an abbot or a prior

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Finnish: munkkiluostarin johtaja — friar or monk in charge
  • Finnish: luostarin johtaja — friar or monk in charge
  • Finnish: apotti — friar or monk in charge
  • Finnish: igumeni — friar or monk in charge
  • Finnish: priori — friar or monk in charge
  • French: père supérieur — friar or monk in charge
  • Greek: ηγούμενος (igoúmenos) — friar or monk in charge
  • Polish: superior — friar or monk in charge