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archdeacon definition

arch·deacon (-dē′kən)

noun

a church official ranking just below a bishop or an archpriest: in the Anglican Church, an archdeacon has supervisory duties under the bishop

Etymology: ME archedeken < OE arcediacon < LL(Ec) archidiaconus < LGr(Ec) archidiakonos < Gr archos (see arch-) + diakonos, servant: see deacon

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