ARCHDEACONS

Noun

archdeacons

plural of archdeacon

Source: Wiktionary


ARCHDEACON

Arch`dea"con, n. Etym: [AS. arcediacon, archidiacon, L. archidiaconus, fr. Gr. Arch-, pref., and Deacon.]

Definition: In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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