archdeacon
noun/ˌɑːtʃˈdiːkən/
/ˌɑːrtʃˈdiːkən/
- a priest just below the rank of bishop, especially in the Anglican ChurchTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word OriginOld English arce-, ercediacon, from ecclesiastical Latin archidiaconus, from ecclesiastical Greek arkhidiakonos, from arkhi- ‘chief’ + diakonos ‘servant’ (in ecclesiastical Greek ‘Christian minister’).
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