ktetor

Meaning

Noun

One who funds the building or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery.

Origin

From Ancient Greek κτήτωρ. The alternative form ktitor likely came via a Slavic intermediary such as Macedonian ктитор or Serbo-Croatian ktitor.

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