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caloyer
[ kal-uh-yer, kuh-loi-er ]
noun
- a monk of the Eastern Church.
caloyer
/ ˈkælɔɪə /
noun
- a monk of the Greek Orthodox Church, esp of the Basilian Order
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caloyer1
1605–15; < Middle French caloyer < Modern Greek kalógēros venerable, equivalent to kaló ( s ) beautiful + -gēros old ( gêr ( as ) old age + -os adj. suffix)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caloyer1
C17: from French, from Medieval Greek kalogēros venerable, from Greek kalos beautiful + gēras old age
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Example Sentences
It was restored by a Prince of Georgia or Iberia, and enlarged by his son, a caloyer.
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