Metran
/ˈmɛtran/(also Matran) Christian Church. Now rare
noun
(The title of) a bishop, especially a high-ranking one, in the indigenous Churches of the Middle East.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Mason Neale (1818–1866), Church of England clergyman and author. From Arabic maṭrān (also in forms miṭrān, muṭrān; plural maṭārina, maṭārīn) metropolitan, archbishop, perhaps from post-classical Latin metropolitanus.