Dangane da kamus ɗin, Archimandrite ne da aka baiwa wani babban ABBot a cikin coci Orthodox. Kalmar helenanci ce a zahiri "shugaban garken garken tumaki," kuma an fara magana a kai ga shugaban gidan sufi ko rukuni na gidajen ibada. Anchimandrite yawanci alhakin ruhaniya da na ruhi ne a karkashin ikonsa, kuma yana iya samun wasu ayyuka a cikin cocin da ke cikin cocin da.
