idiorrhythmic
adjective
id·i·or·rhythmic
¦idēə+
Eastern Church
: self-regulating —used of (1) monks that live separately, hold property, work individually in supporting themselves, and though members of a monastery supervised by an elected council are not under direct daily supervision or (2) of monasteries so organized
Word History
Etymology
Late Greek idiorrhythmos (from Greek idio- + rhythmos measured motion, measure, proportion) + English -ic
First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined above