ctitor

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ctitor

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From Ancient Greek κτίτωρ (ktítōr), partially through a Proto-Slavic *kъtitorъ.

noun ctitori · equivalent ctitoră · ctitoreasă · ctitor · ctitorul

masculine founder (especially of a church)
Similar: fondator
masculine benefactor

In English

ktetor one who funds the building of an Eastern Orthodox church

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@misc{ctitor_2026,
  title = {ctitor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ctitor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}