archdeacon
archdeacon
Definition
arch·deacon (-dē′kən)
archdeacon
Usage Examples
Possessives
- court: Probate for goods and property held solely within an archdeaconry was granted at the archdeacon's court.
- visitation: The archdeacon's visitation usually takes place during the course of a mid-week service in early summer.
- faculty: Nick will check whether a full or an archdeacon's faculty will need to be applied for.
- humor: All through dinner the archdeacon's good humor shone brightly in his face.
- certificate: There are no longer any " minor faculties " or " archdeacons ' certificates " .
Converse of object
- say: I am, I must confess, gratified by the offer " " I should think so, " said the archdeacon.
- become: Born in a noble family, he became archdeacon of Tours in France, where his father was bishop.
- consult: It is advisable to consult the archdeacon if proposing to undertake any work.
- have: The Diocese has three Archdeacons, one of whom serves the Isle of Wight.
- hurry: The archdeacon hurried to his own territory, there to unburden his heart to his faithful partner.
- appoint: Robert was also the first bishop to appoint an archdeacon in Hereford and he began to acquire books for the cathedral.
Adjective modifier
- new: Helen Cunliffe, the new Archdeacon of St Albans.
- first: His first archdeacon was named Elias, 5 and his second Robert, and the archdeaconry was conterminous with the diocese.
Modifies a noun
- long: Archdeacon LONG, Mr. R.B. WOOD, draper, Malton, to Eliza, youngest daughter of Mr Geo.
Modifying Another Word
- also: At the time of his election to the see of Exeter, he was also Archdeacon of St. David's.
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