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.