สังฆราช

Etymology
From 🇰🇲; ultimately from, from + , possibly via. Compare Modern 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) (พระ~, สมเด็จพระ~) supreme patriarch: leader of a national Buddhist clergy.
 * 2) (พระ~) leader of any Buddhist clergy.
 * 3)  (พระ~) bishop.
 * 4) (พระ~) chief priest; high priest; hierarch; patriarch.
 * 1) (พระ~) chief priest; high priest; hierarch; patriarch.

Usage notes
In regards to the Buddhist clergy of Thailand, the present term refers to a supreme patriarch who is a commoner. If he is a royal person, the term is used instead.