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startsy

startsy is the plural of starets.

Meaning of starets

Noun

starets (plural staretses or startsy)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy, chiefly Russian Orthodoxy) An Eastern Orthodox elder, typically a monk or hieromonk, often renowned for holy wisdom, who functions as an adviser and teacher.

Questions about startsy

What is startsy the plural of?
Startsy is the plural of starets.

Words near startsy in the dictionary

  1. startscummed
  2. startscummer
  3. startscummers
  4. startscumming
  5. startscums
  6. startsy
  7. startup
  8. startup time
  9. startup times
  10. startuper
  11. startupers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: startsy (page history and authors); starets (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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