La″ma, n. [Thibet. blama (pronounced lä″ma) a chief, a high priest.] In Thibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism.
The Grand Lama, orDalai Lama, the supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. See Lamaism.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.