father superior

English

Noun

father superior (plural fathers superior or father superiors)

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

Coordinate terms

• mother superior

Translations

friar or monk in charge

• Finnish: munkkiluostarin johtaja, luostarin johtaja, apotti (fi) (Catholic), igumeni (Eastern Orthodox), priori (fi)
• French: père supérieur m
• Greek: ηγούμενος (el) m (igoúmenos)
• Polish: superior (pl) m