Cen″o‐bite (?), n. [L. coenobita, fr. Gr. κοινόβιοσ; κοινόσ common + βίοσ life: cf. F. cénobite.] One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude. Gibbon.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.