abuna

noun1

1. •
   The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.

   • Around these leaders are still numerous hereditary dynasties of non-monastic clergy who, over the centuries, might swarm in their thousands to seek ordination on the abun’s rare visits to their area. — 2009

noun1

1. •
   The title of the leader, or patriarch, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

   • Two weeks later, before Abunas Pēṭros and Mātēwos, Menilek publicly swore not to deceive Mangashā nor cause him any harm. — 1982