Lama \La"ma\, n. [Thibet. blama (pronounced l["a]"ma) a chief, a
high priest.]
In Thibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief
called Lamaism.
The Grand Lama, or Dalai Lama [lit., Ocean Lama], the
supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. See Lamaism.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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