Lama /(?; 277)/

La·ma

Lama

n.
  1. See Llama. (Zool.)

Lama

n.
  1. In Tibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism.

Phrases & Compounds
The Grand Lama
the supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. Until the Chinese occupied Tibet he resided in Lhasa, but now (1998) is in exile. See Lamaism.