Plural of hegumen; multiple male superiors or abbots of Orthodox monastic communities.
Standard English plural of hegumen, formed by adding the -s suffix to the Greek-derived noun.
Monastery records from Mount Athos document councils of hegumens making decisions that affected thousands of monks and influenced Orthodox theology for centuries—a form of monastic democracy unique in medieval Christianity.
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