mahant

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mahant

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Borrowed from Hindi महान्त (mahānt), from Sanskrit महान् (mahān, “great”).

noun mahants

Hinduism A head or chief of a monastery.

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@misc{mahant_2026,
  title = {mahant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mahant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}