修しゅう道どう院いん長ちょう

noun

abbot; abbess; prior; prioress; mother superior

Refers to the head of a Christian monastic community. The specific title depends on the gender and order, but 修道院長 is a general term covering all such roles.

• 彼かれはその修しゅう道どう院いんの修しゅう道どう院いん長ちょうに任にん命めいされた。

  He was appointed abbot of the monastery.

• 修しゅう道どう院いん長ちょうは毎まい朝あさ、礼れい拝はいを指し導どうする。

  The abbot leads the worship every morning.