SUBDEACONSHIP

Etymology

Noun

subdeaconship (plural subdeaconships)

the office of a subdeacon

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*dea"con*ry, Sub*dea"con*ship, n. (Eccl.)

Definition: The order or office of subdeacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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