"ktetor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ktetors [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κτήτωρ (ktḗtōr). The alternative form ktitor likely came via a Slavic intermediary such as Macedonian ктитор (ktitor) or Serbo-Croatian ktitor. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κτήτωρ}} Ancient Greek κτήτωρ (ktḗtōr), {{cog|mk|ктитор}} Macedonian ктитор (ktitor), {{cog|sh|ktitor}} Serbo-Croatian ktitor Head templates: {{en-noun}} ktetor (plural ktetors)
  1. One who funds the building or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery. Related terms: ktetory Translations (one who funds the building of an Eastern Orthodox church): ктитор (ktitor) (Macedonian), ctitor (Romanian), ktitor (Serbo-Croatian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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